Fecal Calprotectin Level Reflects the Severity of Clostridium difficile Infection
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Fecal Calprotectin Level Reflects the Severity of Clostridium difficile Infection
Clostridium difficile is a significant nosocomial and community-acquired pathogen, and is the leading cause of antibiotic-induced diarrhea associated with high morbidity and mortality. Given that the treatment outcome depends on the severity of C. difficile infection (CDI), we aimed to establish an efficient method of assessing severity, and focused on the stool biomarker fecal calprotectin (FC...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Laboratory Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2234-3806,2234-3814
DOI: 10.3343/alm.2017.37.1.53