Multihospital Outbreak of Clostridium difficile Infection, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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To determine whether a multihospital Clostridium difficile outbreak was associated with epidemic strains and whether use of particular fluoroquinolones was associated with increased infection rates, we cultured feces from C. difficile-infected patients. Use of fluoroquionolones with enhanced antianaerobic activity was not associated with increased infection rates.
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دوره 16 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2010