Factors associated with Clostridium difficile diarrhea in a hospital in Beijing, China
Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea in patients treated with antibiotics, chemotherapeutic agents, and other drugs that alter the normal equilibrium of the intestinal flora. A better understanding of the risk factors for C. difficile-associated disease (CDAD)...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2014001201085&lng=en&tlng=en |