Factors associated with Clostridium difficile diarrhea in a hospital in Beijing, China

Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea in patients treated with antibiotics, chemotherapeutic agents, and other drugs that alter the normal equilibrium of the intestinal flora. A better understanding of the risk factors for C. difficile-associated disease (CDAD)...

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Published in:	Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Main Authors:	Z. Lv, G.L. Peng, J.R. Su
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2014-12-01
Subjects:	Antibiotics Clostridium difficile Glycopeptides
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2014001201085&lng=en&tlng=en