Prevalence of Clostridium Difficile Among Paediatric Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Coastal Karnataka, South India
Introduction: The study was intended to analyse the burden of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) and associated intestinal pathogens from children with diarrhoea who were hospitalized in a tertiary care teaching hospital of South India. Materials and Methods: Stool samples from 138 children wi...
Main Authors: | Sherin Justin, Beena Antony, K. Varadaraj Shenoy, Rekha Boloor |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2015-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/5534/11000_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(NJAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf |
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