Increased Community-Associated Clostridioides difficile Infections in Quebec, Canada, 2008–2015

Abstract

The annual incidence rate of community-associated Clostridioides difficile infections in Quebec, Canada, has increased by 33.3%, from 0.51 (2008) to 0.68 (2015) cases/100,000 population, while incidence of healthcare-associated cases remained relatively stable. Possible causes include increased disease severity, increased antimicrobial drug use, emergence of virulent strains, and heightened physician awareness.

Keywords

• Clostridioides difficile
• community-associated infection
• CDI
• bacteria
• Quebec
• Canada