Prevalence of Clostridium Difficile- Associated Diarrhea in Hospitalized Patients with Nosocomial Diarrhea

Prevalence of Clostridium Difficile- Associated Diarrhea in Hospitalized Patients with Nosocomial Diarrhea

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Clostridium difficile is a frequently identified cause of nosocomial gastrointestinal disease. It has been proved to be a causative agent in antibiotic-associated diarrhea, antibiotic-associated colitis, and pseudomembraneous colitis. This study was aimed to determine the prevalence of C.difficile-...

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Main Authors: N Sadeghifard, MH Salari, MR Ghassemi, MH Shirazi, MM Feizabadi, B Kazemi, R Majdzadeh F Amin- Harati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2005-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Toxigenic Clostridium difficile
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea
Nosocomial diarrhea
Cytotoxicity assay
Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/1897.pdf&manuscript_id=1897

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