Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Community-associated Clostridium difficile Infections, Monroe County, New York, USA

Ghinwa Dumyati

, Vanessa Stevens, George E. Hannett, Angela D. Thompson, Cherie Long, Duncan MacCannell, and Brandi Limbago

Author affiliations: University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA (G. Dumyati, V. Stevens); State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA (V. Stevens); New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA (G.E. Hannett); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (A.D. Thompson, C. Long, D. MacCannell, B. Limbago)

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Classification of cases of Clostridium difficile infections, Monroe County, New York, USA, March 1–August 31, 2008. CO-HCA, community onset–health care associated; HO, hospital onset; LTCFO, long-term care facility onset.

Figure 1. Classification of cases of Clostridium difficile infections, Monroe County, New York, USA, March 1–August 31, 2008. CO-HCA, community onset–health care associated; HO, hospital onset; LTCFO, long-term care facility onset.

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