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- Title
Epidemiology of CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE infection among active duty United States military personnel (1998-2010).
- Authors
Gutiérrez, Ramiro L.; Riddle, Mark S.; Porter, Chad K.
- Abstract
Background Clostridium difficile associated disease (CDAD) has risen in incidence and the experience in the US military has not been described. Methods We evaluated the U.S. military's database and identified CDAD cases and demographic characteristics among affected military personnel from 1998 to 2010. Results 2,423 cases were identified. CDAD incidence was 13.2 cases (95% CI: 12.7-13.7) per 100 K p-yr and increased over study years. CA-CDAD and HA-CDAD incidence was 5.5 (95% CI: 5.2, 5.9) per 100 K p-y and 1.3 (95% CI: 1.2, 1.4) per 1,000 hospitalizations respectively. Females comprised a larger proportion of CA-CDAD than HA-CDAD (25.5% vs. 19.3%; p < 0.001) cases as did Air Force service (29% vs. 23.4%; p < 0.01). On multivariate analysis female gender, Coast Guard or Air Force service, and a married status was associated with CA-CDAD whereas Male gender and Marine Corps service were associated with HA-CDAD cases. Conclusions CDAD has increased among military personnel, with female cases more likely to be community associated. Gender, marital status and branch of service had the strongest association with CDAD subtype. Further work is needed to evaluate the epidemiologic factors that have led to these increased rates in otherwise low-risk populations and associated sequelae.
- Subjects
CLOSTRIDIOIDES difficile; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH of military personnel; DISEASE incidence; MULTIVARIATE analysis; MARITAL status; DISEASE complications
- Publication
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2013, Vol 13, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1471-2334
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/1471-2334-13-609