Characteristics of Clostridium difficile isolates and the burden of hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infection in a tertiary teaching hospital in Chongqing, Southwest China

Abstract Background Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), especially hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infection (HA-CDI), continues to be a public health problem and has aroused great concern worldwide for years. This study aimed to elucidate the clinical and epidemiological features of HA-C...

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Published in:	BMC Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Wei Dai, Tianxiang Yang, Li Yan, Siqiang Niu, Chuanming Zhang, Jide Sun, Zhu Wang, Yun Xia
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2020-04-01
Subjects:	Hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infection Risk factor Genotyping Antimicrobial resistance
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05014-6