Appearance of Clostridium difficile infections in health care institutions in Slovakia and in the district of martin

Abstract

Introduction: Decrease of nonspecific imunity in patients and the treatment with broad spectrum antibiotics form appropriate conditions for the appearance of medically severe Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) - enterocolitis that can have the characteristics of community or hospital acquired infection (HAI). The aim of our work is to identify the trend of their incidence in Slovakia and to define the risk groups according to age and department of hospitalisation.

Keywords

• clostridium difficile
• hospital aquired infections
• age groups
• hospital departments