TY - JOUR AU - Redelings, Matthew D. AU - Sorvillo, Frank AU - Mascola, Laurene T1 - Increase in Clostridium difficile–related Mortality Rates, United States, 19992004 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2007 VL - 13 IS - 9 SP - 1417 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Reported mortality rates from Clostridium difficile disease in the United States increased from 5.7 per million population in 1999 to 23.7 per million in 2004. Increased rates may be due to emergence of a highly virulent strain of C. difficile. Rates were higher for whites than for other racial/ethnic groups. KW - Clostridium difficile KW - mortality KW - death records KW - trends KW - vital statistics KW - dispatch KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid1309.061116 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/9/06-1116_article ER - End of Reference