Volume 14, Number 7—July 2008
Research
Toxinotype V Clostridium difficile in Humans and Food Animals
Michael A. Jhung*
, Angela D. Thompson*, George E. Killgore*, Walter E. Zukowski†, Glenn Songer‡, Michael Warny§, Stuart Johnson†¶, Dale N. Gerding†¶, L. Clifford McDonald*, and Brandi M. Limbago*
, Angela D. Thompson*, George E. Killgore*, Walter E. Zukowski†, Glenn Songer‡, Michael Warny§, Stuart Johnson†¶, Dale N. Gerding†¶, L. Clifford McDonald*, and Brandi M. Limbago*Table 1
Clinical epidemiology of human toxinotype V Clostridium difficile cases, 1989–2006*
| Origin | Location | Sex | Age, y | Antimicrobial agents† | Etiology | Diagnosis date | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 R | Pennsylvania | F | 75 | Yes | HCFA | 2001 May 2 | Died |
| 2 R | Illinois | M | 54 | Yes | CA | 2003 Jul 24 | Sent home |
| 3 R | Iowa | F | 71 | Yes | HCFA | 2004 Jul 29 | Sent home |
| 4 R | Texas | M | 56 | Yes | HCFA | 2004 Nov 5 | Sent home |
| 5 R | Connecticut | F | 85 | Yes | HCFA | 2004 Nov 21 | Died |
| 6 R | Georgia | M | 72 | Yes | CA | 2005 Feb 8 | Sent home |
| 7 R | Connecticut | F | 78 | No | IND | 2005 Jun 18 | Sent home |
| 8 R | Massachusetts | M | 51 | Yes | CA | 2006 Jan 20 | Died‡ |
| 1 P | Minnesota | M | NA | Yes | HCFA | 1989 Apr 26 | Unknown |
| 2 P | Arizona | NA | NA | Unknown | Unknown | 1991 | Unknown |
| 3 P | Illinois | M | 71 | Unknown | CA | 1995 Mar 28 | Unknown |
| 4 P | Illinois | M | 71 | Yes | HCFA | 1995 Apr 5 | Unknown |
| 5 P | Belgium | NA | NA | Unknown | Unknown | <1996 | Unknown |
| 6 P | Illinois | M | 73 | Yes | CA | 1999 Sep 21 | Sent home |
| 7 P | Illinois | M | 60 | Yes | CA | 1999 Nov 24 | Sent home |
*R, recent; P, past; HCFA, healthcare facility–associated; CA, community-associated; IND, indeterminate (patient with symptom onset <48 h of admission to healthcare facility and 4–12 wks since discharge from previous admission); NA, not available.
†History of antimicrobial drug use within 30 d before C. difficile–associated disease (CDAD) diagnosis.
‡Death attributed to CDAD.
