Clostridium difficile in patients with nosocomial diarrhea, Northwest of Iran
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prevalence of clostridium difficile- associated diarrhea in hospitalized patients with nosocomial diarrhea
clostridium difficile is a frequently identified cause of nosocomial gastrointestinal disease. it has been proved to be a causative agent in antibiotic-associated diarrhea, antibiotic-associated colitis, and pseudomembraneous colitis. this study was aimed to determine the prevalence of c.difficile- associated diarrhea in hospitalized patients with nosocomial diarrhea. the 942 hospitalized patie...
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Promotion Perspectives
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2228-6497
DOI: 10.34172/hpp.2020.24