Clinical predictors of fulminant colitis in patients with Clostridium difficile infection

Background/Aim: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) can affect up to 8% of hospitalized patients. Twenty-five percent CDI patients may develop C. difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD) and 1-3% may progress to fulminant C. difficile colitis (FCDC). Once developed, FCDC has higher rates of complicati...

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Principais autores:	Mohit Girotra, Vivek Kumar, Javaid M Khan, Pamela Damisse, Rtika R Abraham, Vikas Aggarwal, Sudhir K Dutta
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
coleção:	The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
Assuntos:	Clostridium difficile colitis fulminant predictors
Acesso em linha:	http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2012;volume=18;issue=2;spage=133;epage=139;aulast=Girotra
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