Determining Mortality Rates Attributable to Clostridium difficile Infection
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To determine accuracy of measures of deaths attributable to Clostridium difficile infection, we compared 3 measures for 2007-2008 in Ontario, Canada: death certificate; death within 30 days of infection; and panel review. Data on death within 30 days were more feasible than panel review and more accurate than death certificate data.
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دوره 18 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012