Clostridium difficile-associated intestinal diseases
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Clinical spectrum & pathogenesis of Clostridium difficile associated diseases.
Clostridium difficile is the major aetiological agent of antibiotic associated diarrhoea and colitis. The majority of hospitalized patients infected by C. difficile are asymptomatic carriers who serve as silent reservoirs for continued C. difficile contamination of the hospital environment. C. difficile associated disease (CDAD) is a serious condition with mortality up to 25 per cent in frail e...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: World Chinese Journal of Digestology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2219-2859
DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v23.i10.1539