Factors Favouring the Development of Clostridium Difficile Infection in Critically Ill Patients

Clostridium difficile, an anaerobic, spore-forming, toxin-forming, gram-positive bacillus present in the bacterial flora of the colon is the principal cause of nosocomial diarrhoea in adults.

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Main Authors: Grigorescu Bianca-Liana, Fodor Raluca Ştefania, Cioc Adrian Dan, Veres Mihaly, Orlandea Monica, Lăzescu Bogdan, Almasy Emoke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-01-01
Series:The Journal of Critical Care Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/jccm-2016-0006
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author Grigorescu Bianca-Liana
Fodor Raluca Ştefania
Cioc Adrian Dan
Veres Mihaly
Orlandea Monica
Lăzescu Bogdan
Almasy Emoke
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spelling doaj.art-ce6d8c3f865142649d21871366ea95102023-12-03T07:16:49ZengSciendoThe Journal of Critical Care Medicine2393-18172016-01-0121384310.1515/jccm-2016-0006jccm-2016-0006Factors Favouring the Development of Clostridium Difficile Infection in Critically Ill PatientsGrigorescu Bianca-Liana0Fodor Raluca Ştefania1Cioc Adrian Dan2Veres Mihaly3Orlandea Monica4Lăzescu Bogdan5Almasy Emoke6University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tîrgu Mureş, 38 Gheorghe Marinescu street Tîrgu Mureş, 540139, RomaniaUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tîrgu Mureş, 38 Gheorghe Marinescu street Tîrgu Mureş, 540139, RomaniaCounty Clinical Emergency Hospital Tîrgu Mureş, Romania, 50 Gheorghe Marinescu street Tîrgu Mureş, 540139, RomaniaCounty Clinical Emergency Hospital Tîrgu Mureş, Romania, 50 Gheorghe Marinescu street Tîrgu Mureş, 540139, RomaniaCounty Clinical Emergency Hospital Tîrgu Mureş, Romania, 50 Gheorghe Marinescu street Tîrgu Mureş, 540139, RomaniaCounty Clinical Emergency Hospital Tîrgu Mureş, Romania, 50 Gheorghe Marinescu street Tîrgu Mureş, 540139, RomaniaCounty Clinical Emergency Hospital Tîrgu Mureş, Romania, 50 Gheorghe Marinescu street Tîrgu Mureş, 540139, RomaniaClostridium difficile, an anaerobic, spore-forming, toxin-forming, gram-positive bacillus present in the bacterial flora of the colon is the principal cause of nosocomial diarrhoea in adults.https://doi.org/10.1515/jccm-2016-0006nosocomial infectionclostridium difficilepantoprazoleantibiotic therapy
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Fodor Raluca Ştefania
Cioc Adrian Dan
Veres Mihaly
Orlandea Monica
Lăzescu Bogdan
Almasy Emoke
Factors Favouring the Development of Clostridium Difficile Infection in Critically Ill Patients
The Journal of Critical Care Medicine
nosocomial infection
clostridium difficile
pantoprazole
antibiotic therapy
title Factors Favouring the Development of Clostridium Difficile Infection in Critically Ill Patients
title_full Factors Favouring the Development of Clostridium Difficile Infection in Critically Ill Patients
title_fullStr Factors Favouring the Development of Clostridium Difficile Infection in Critically Ill Patients
title_full_unstemmed Factors Favouring the Development of Clostridium Difficile Infection in Critically Ill Patients
title_short Factors Favouring the Development of Clostridium Difficile Infection in Critically Ill Patients
title_sort factors favouring the development of clostridium difficile infection in critically ill patients
topic nosocomial infection
clostridium difficile
pantoprazole
antibiotic therapy
url https://doi.org/10.1515/jccm-2016-0006
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