<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Introduction:</bold> Decrease of nonspecific imunity in patients and the treatment with broad spectrum antibiotics form appropriate conditions for the appearance of medically severe <italic>Clostridium difficile infection</italic> (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.<bold>Material and Methods:</bold> Retrospective analysis and comparison of the appearance of CDI was performed within the groups of patients hospitalised in health care institutions in the SR and those in the district of Martin during the period of years 2010 to 2017. The data of reported cases were taken from the Epidemiological information system of the Slovak Republic (EPIS SR), the source of demografic data was the National Center of Health Information.<bold>Resuts:</bold> Analysis shows an important increase of incidence of CDI during years 2010 to 2017. Diseases had predominantly health care associated – nosocomial – character targeting mostly older patients (65+ - 24/10 000 in the Slovak Republic and 62/10,000 in the county of Martin) and less infants (7/10,000 and 11/10,000 repectively).<bold>Conclusion:</bold> The results of our analyses are consistent with literature data about CDI enterocolitis and show their serious health and social impact in our society.</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.Material and Methods: Retrospective analysis and comparison of the appearance of CDI was performed within the groups of patients hospitalised in health care institutions in the SR and those in the district of Martin during the period of years 2010 to 2017. The data of reported cases were taken from the Epidemiological information system of the Slovak Republic (EPIS SR), the source of demografic data was the National Center of Health Information.Resuts: Analysis shows an important increase of incidence of CDI during years 2010 to 2017. Diseases had predominantly health care associated – nosocomial – character targeting mostly older patients (65+ - 24/10 000 in the Slovak Republic and 62/10,000 in the county of Martin) and less infants (7/10,000 and 11/10,000 repectively).Conclusion: The results of our analyses are consistent with literature data about CDI enterocolitis and show their serious health and social impact in our society.

Appearance of <italic>Clostridium difficile</italic> infections in health care institutions in Slovakia and in the district of martin

Department of Public Health, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin

Department of Microbiology and Imunology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin

Regional Public Health Authority with the seat in Martin

Acta Medica Martiniana

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

Introduction: Decrease of nonspecific imunity in patients and the treatment with broad spectrum antibiotics form appropriate conditions for the appearance of...

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

Published Online: Dec 07, 2018

Page range: 5 - 12

Received: Aug 16, 2018

Accepted: Nov 05, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2018-0007

Keywords
hospital aquired infections, age groups, hospital departments

© 2018 Novak M et al., published by Sciendo

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

Published Online: Dec 07, 2018

Page range: 5 - 12

Received: Aug 16, 2018

Accepted: Nov 05, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2018-0007

Keywordshospital aquired infections, age groups, hospital departments

© 2018 Novak M et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
hospital aquired infections, age groups, hospital departments