Mortality in hospitalized older adults associated with Clostridium difficile infection at a district hospital

Mortality in hospitalized older adults associated with Clostridium difficile infection at a district hospital

Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of hospital acquired infectious diarrhea in the developed world and has re-emerged in recent years with apparent greater morbidity and mortality. Despite this, there is little recent published data from the UK concerning associated mortality. We perform...

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Main Authors: Johannis Andreas Karas, Simon Bradshaw, Wabas Mahmud, David A. Enoch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-06-01
Series:Infectious Disease Reports
Subjects:
Clostridium difficile
mortality
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/1824

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