Characteristics of patients infected with Clostridioides difficile at a Saudi Tertiary Academic Medical Center and assessment of antibiotic duration

Abstract Background Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a common hospital-associated diarrhea. Several antibiotics commonly associate with CDI; however, limited data are available on the duration of exposure prior to CDI. Moreover, studies on the characteristics of CDI patients in Saudi Arab...

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Main Authors: Khadijah M. Alammari, Abrar K. Thabit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Gut Pathogens
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13099-021-00405-9