A Multi-Center Prospective Derivation and Validation of a Clinical Prediction Tool for Severe Clostridium difficile Infection.

Prediction of severe clinical outcomes in Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is important to inform management decisions for optimum patient care. Currently, treatment recommendations for CDI vary based on disease severity but validated methods to predict severe disease are lacking. The aim of th...

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Main Authors: Xi Na, Alan J Martin, Saurabh Sethi, Lorraine Kyne, Kevin W Garey, Sarah W Flores, Mary Hu, Dhara N Shah, Kelsey Shields, Daniel A Leffler, Ciarán P Kelly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4408056?pdf=render