The magnitude and duration of Clostridium difficile infection risk associated with antibiotic therapy: a hospital cohort study.

Antibiotic therapy is the principal risk factor for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), but little is known about how risks cumulate over the course of therapy and abate after cessation. We prospectively identified CDI cases among adults hospitalized at a tertiary hospital between June 2010 and M...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Kevin A Brown, David N Fisman, Rahim Moineddin, Nick Daneman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4144891?pdf=render

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