Epidemiology and recurrence rates of Clostridium difficile infections in Germany

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the most common cause of health-care-associated infectious diarrhea. Recurrence rates are as high as 20–30% after standard treatment with metronidazole or vancomycin, and appear to be reduced for patients treated with fidaxomicin. According to the literature,...

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Main Authors: Lübbert, Christoph, Zimmermann, Lisa, Borchert, Julia, Hörner, Bernd, Mutters, Reinier, Rodloff, Arne C.
Other Authors: Universität Leipzig, Medizinische Fakultät
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig 2016
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Online Access:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-213878
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-213878
http://www.qucosa.de/fileadmin/data/qucosa/documents/21387/OAP-2016-172_L%C3%BCbbert_OM_CDI_Inf_Dis_Ther_2016.pdf