Clinical impact of Clostridium difficile colonization

Volume: 48, Issue: 3, Pages: 241 - 248
Published: Jun 1, 2015
Abstract
Clostridium difficile can cause antibiotic-associated diarrhea in hospitalized patients. Asymptomatic colonization by C. difficile is common during the neonatal period and early infancy, ranging from 21% to 48%, and in childhood. The colonization rate of C. difficile in adult hospitalized patients shows geographic variation, ranging from 4.4% to 23.2%. Asymptomatic carriage in neonates caused no further disease in many studies, whereas adult...
Paper Details
Title
Clinical impact of Clostridium difficile colonization
Published Date
Jun 1, 2015
Volume
48
Issue
3
Pages
241 - 248
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