Impact of human papillomavirus status on survival and recurrence in a geographic region with a low prevalence of HPV‐related cancer: A retrospective cohort study

Head & Neck ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael De Cicco ◽  
Rosilene Melo Menezes ◽  
Ulisses R. Nicolau ◽  
Clovis A. L. Pinto ◽  
Luisa L. Villa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Human Papillomavirus ◽  
Retrospective Cohort Study ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Geographic Region ◽  
Low Prevalence

Molecular Epidemiology ofClostridium difficileInfections in Children: A Retrospective Cohort Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 445-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry K. Kociolek ◽  
Sameer J. Patel ◽  
Stanford T. Shulman ◽  
Dale N. Gerding
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Molecular Epidemiology ◽  
Retrospective Cohort Study ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Restriction Endonuclease Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Fourth Generation ◽  
Epidemic Strain ◽  
Different Strains ◽  
Low Prevalence

OBJECTIVEThe molecular epidemiology of pediatricClostridium difficileinfection (CDI) is poorly understood. We aimed to identify the restriction endonuclease analysis (REA) groups causing CDI and to determine risk factors and outcomes associated with CDI caused by epidemic strains in children.DESIGNRetrospective cohort studyPATIENTSInpatients and outpatients >1 year old receiving care between December 2012 and December 2013SETTINGAn academic children’s hospital in Chicago, IllinoisMETHODSC. difficilePCR-positive stools were cultured, andC. difficileisolates were typed by REA. REA of isolates from patients with multiple CDIs was performed to differentiate relapse (infection with same strain) from reinfection (different strains) irrespective of time between CDIs.RESULTSA total of 189 CDIs occurred among 145 patients. REA groups were widely distributed. The BI/NAP1/027 strain caused CDI in only 1 patient. DH/NAP11/106, the predominant epidemic strain identified, was associated with the use of third- or fourth-generation cephalosporins (risk ratio [RR], 3.2; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.1–9.9;P=.04). CDI relapse commonly occurred up to 20 weeks later. Compared with CDI caused by non-DH/NAP11/106 strains, CDI caused by DH/NAP11/106 was more likely to result in multiple CDI relapses (40% vs 8%;P=.05) among children with multiple CDIs.CONCLUSIONSREA identified the exceedingly low prevalence of BI/NAP1/027 and the high prevalence of DH/NAP11/106, a common epidemic strain in the United Kingdom that is less often reported in the United States. CDI relapse commonly occurred up to 20 weeks from the previous CDI. Defining recurrent CDI as that occurring only within 8 weeks of the original infection may lead to misclassification of some recurrent CDIs as new CDIs in children.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol2015;00(0): 1–7

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