Clostridium difficile infection: Is there a change in the underlying factors? Inflammatory bowel disease and Clostridium difficile

Clostridium difficile infection: Is there a change in the underlying factors? Inflammatory bowel disease and Clostridium difficile

Background / Aims:Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive, strict anaerobe, spore-forming bacterium. It can cause self-limiting mild diarrhea, severe diarrhea, pseudomembranous colitis, and fatal fulminant colitis. We aimed to investigate the changes in epidemiology and incidence of C. difficile...

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Main Authors: Sibel Bolukcu, Ismail Necati Hakyemez, Bilge Sumbul Gultepe, Gulay Okay, Bulent Durdu, Meliha Meric Koc, Turan Aslan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
Subjects:
antibiotics
clostridium difficile
inflammatory bowel disease
risk factors
turkey
Online Access:http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2019;volume=25;issue=6;spage=0;epage=0;aulast=Bolukcu

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