Emergence of community-acquired Clostridium difficile infection: the experience of a French hospital and review of the literature

Emergence of community-acquired Clostridium difficile infection: the experience of a French hospital and review of the literature

Background: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a common cause of nosocomial diarrhoea. People in the general community are not usually considered to be at risk of CDI. CDI is associated with a high risk of morbidity and mortality. The risk of severity is defined by the Clostridium Severity Ind...

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Main Authors: Maja Ogielska, Philippe Lanotte, Cécile Le Brun, Anne Sophie Valentin, Denis Garot, Anne-Charlotte Tellier, Jean Michel Halimi, Philippe Colombat, Laurent Guilleminault, Bertrand Lioger, Hélène Vegas, Bertrand De Toffol, Thierry Constans, Louis Bernard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-08-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Clostridium difficile
Community infection
Clostridium Severity Index score
Proton pump inhibitors
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