Community-acquired diarrhea associated with Clostridium difficile in an HIV-positive cancer patient: first case report in Latin America

Community-acquired diarrhea associated with Clostridium difficile in an HIV-positive cancer patient: first case report in Latin America

Clostridium difficile is the most important cause of nosocomial diarrhea, mainly associated with antibiotic use and immunodeficiency. Although, an increased incidence of community-acquired C. difficile infection (CA-CDI) has been reported worldwide, this infection has been under-diagnosed in Latin...

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Main Authors: Cecília L. Costa, Carlos Quesada-Gómez, Cibele B. Mano de Carvalho, Rafael H. González, Markus A. Gifoni, Ronaldo A. Ribeiro, Gerly Anne de Castro Brito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Clostridium difficile
Cancer patients
HIV-positive patients
Community-acquired C. difficile infection (CA-CDI)
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