Abstract
Clostridium difficile, the most commonly recognized diarrheagenic pathogen among hospitalized persons, can cause outpatient diarrhea. Of 1,091 outpatients with diarrhea, we found 43 (3.9%) who were positive for C. difficile toxin. Only 7 had no recognized risk factors, and 3 had neither risk factors nor co-infection with another enteric pathogen.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Ambulatory Care
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Bacterial Toxins
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Bacterial Typing Techniques
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Clostridioides difficile / classification
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Clostridioides difficile / isolation & purification*
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Clostridium Infections / diagnosis
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Clostridium Infections / epidemiology*
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Connecticut / epidemiology
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Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / diagnosis
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Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / epidemiology*
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Maryland / epidemiology
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Middle Aged
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors
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Young Adult