Burden of community-associated Clostridioides difficile infection in southeastern United States: a population-based study.

Objectives: This cross-sectional population-based study aims to determine overall incidence rate of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in the State of South Carolina and provide an estimated cost of hospitalization due to community-associated CDI (CA-CDI).

Methods: All CDI cases in South Carolina were identified through National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and the South Carolina Infectious Disease and Outbreak Network (SCION) from January 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016, excluding infants < 1 year of age.

Results: During the 18-month study period, 10,254 CDI events were identified in South Carolina residents with an overall incidence rate of 139/100,000 person-years.

Disseminated Fusarium infection in a multiple trauma patient.

The hyalohyphomycetes (especially Fusarium sp.) have emerged as significant pathogens in severely immunocompromised patients. Human infections by Fusarium sp.