Impact of toxigenic Clostridium difficile colonization and infection among hospitalized adults at a district hospital in southern Taiwan.

BACKGROUND: The impact of toxigenic Clostridium difficile colonization (tCDC) in hospitalized patients is not clear. AIM: To study the significance of tCDC in hospitalized patients. METHODS: A prospective study in the medical wards of a regional hospital was performed from January to June 2011. Feca...

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Main Authors: Yuan-Pin Hung, Pei-Jane Tsai, Kuei-Hsiang Hung, Hsiu-Chuan Liu, Chih-I Lee, Hsiao-Ju Lin, Yi-Hui Wu, Jiunn-Jong Wu, Wen-Chien Ko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3411658?pdf=render