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Clostridioides difficile toxin testing and positivity in Manitoba, Canada

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2020

Christiaan H. Righolt Open the ORCID record for Christiaan H. Righolt [Opens in a new window] ,
Geng Zhang ,
Gregory W. Hammond ,
Philippe Lagace-Wiens  and
Salaheddin M. Mahmud Open the ORCID record for Salaheddin M. Mahmud [Opens in a new window]
Christiaan H. Righolt
Affiliation:
Vaccine and Drug Evaluation Centre, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Geng Zhang
Affiliation:
Vaccine and Drug Evaluation Centre, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Gregory W. Hammond
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Philippe Lagace-Wiens
Affiliation:
Shared Health, Clinical Microbiology, Saint-Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Salaheddin M. Mahmud*
Affiliation:
Vaccine and Drug Evaluation Centre, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
*
Author for correspondence: Salaheddin Mahmud, E-mail: Salah.Mahmud@gmail.com
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Abstract

We assessed Clostridioides difficile toxin testing and positivity for all patients in Manitoba hospitals during June 2016–November 2018. The testing rate was 30 per 10,000 patient bed days (95% confidence interval [CI], 30–31) and the incidence rate was 3.5 per 10,000 patient bed days (95% CI, 3.3–3.7). The context of testing is essential to the interpretation of data among jurisdictions.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 41 , Issue 10 , October 2020 , pp. 1212 - 1214
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