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Economic Burden of Clostridium difficile Infection in European Countries

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Abstract

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) remains a considerable challenge to health care systems worldwide. Although CDI represents a significant burden on healthcare systems in Europe, few studies have attempted to estimate the consumption of resources associated with CDI in Europe. The reported extra costs attributable to CDI vary widely according to the definitions, design, and methodologies used, making comparisons difficult to perform. In this chapter, the economic burden of healthcare facility–associated CDI in Europe will be assessed, as will other less explored areas such as the economic burden of recurrent CDI, community-acquired CDI, pediatric CDI, and CDI in outbreaks.

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  1. Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain

    Elena Reigadas Ramírez & Emilio Santiago Bouza

  2. Medicine Department, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, Spain

    Elena Reigadas Ramírez & Emilio Santiago Bouza

  3. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain

    Elena Reigadas Ramírez & Emilio Santiago Bouza

  4. CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES CB06/06/0058), Madrid, Spain

    Emilio Santiago Bouza

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    Paola Mastrantonio

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Reigadas Ramírez, E., Bouza, E.S. (2018). Economic Burden of Clostridium difficile Infection in European Countries. In: Mastrantonio, P., Rupnik, M. (eds) Updates on Clostridium difficile in Europe. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology(), vol 1050. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72799-8_1

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