Clinical Risk Factors for Severe Clostridium difficile–associated Disease

Clinical Risk Factors for Severe Clostridium difficile–associated Disease

Identifying patients who are at high risk for severe Clostridium difficile–associated disease (CDAD) early in the course of their infection may help clinicians improve outcomes. Therefore, we compared clinical features associated with severe versus nonsevere CDAD by retrospectively reviewing records...

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Main Authors: Timothy J. Henrich, Douglas Krakower, Asaf Bitton, Deborah S. Yokoe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Clostridium infections
Clostridium difficile
colitis
risk factors
antibiotics
epidemiology
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/3/08-0312_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/3/08-0312_article

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