Clostridioides difficile infection and testing rates in South Africa: A multicentre study, 2017–2020
Significant variations in CDI and testing rates were observed across the three hospitals. An increase in CDI rates was noted at all centres during the 2020 SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. Advanced age was not prevalent in the cohort, and rCDI rates were relatively low. These findings highlight the need for systematic surveillance of healthcare-onset CDI across SA hospitals.
Authors
- Trusha Nana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0216-1575)
- Kessendri Reddy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6701-9764)
- Khine Swe Swe-Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4574-6258)
- Praksha Ramjathan
Institutions
- National Health Laboratory Service (ZA)
- Johannesburg Hospital (ZA)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Anaerobe
- Published
- 2024-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2024.102937
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39