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Clinicians should be aware of the increasing risk of C. difficile–associated disease and make efforts to control its transmission.

The hospitalization rate for IDs increased slightly among the older adult US population during the 13-year study and was associated with the aging of the older adult population. The reduction of ID hospitalization rates among older adults could help attenuate the anticipated increase in the number of hospitalizations among older adults and should be a high priority given the projected population growth among older adults in the United States.

Clinicians should be aware of the increasing risk of C. difficile–associated disease and make efforts to control its transmission.

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