Hospital-acquired <it>Clostridium difficile-associated </it>disease in the intensive care unit setting: epidemiology, clinical course and outcome

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Clostridium difficile</it>-associated disease (CDAD) is a serious nosocomial infection, however few studies have assessed CDAD outcome in the intensive care unit (ICU). We evaluated the epidemiology, clinical course a...

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Main Authors: Wenzel Richard P, Edmond Michael B, Marra Alexandre R, Bearman Gonzalo ML
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/7/42