Epidemiology and recurrence rates of Clostridium difficile infections in Germany

Epidemiology and recurrence rates of Clostridium difficile infections in Germany

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the most common cause of health-care-associated infectious diarrhea. Recurrence rates are as high as 20–30% after standard treatment with metronidazole or vancomycin, and appear to be reduced for patients treated with fidaxomicin. According to the literature,...

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Main Authors: Lübbert, Christoph, Zimmermann, Lisa, Borchert, Julia, Hörner, Bernd, Mutters, Reinier, Rodloff, Arne C.
Other Authors: Universität Leipzig, Medizinische Fakultät
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig 2016
Subjects:
bakterielle Infektion
Clostridium difficile
Deutschland
bacterial infection
Germany
ddc:601
Online Access:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-213878
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