Significance of Clostridium difficile in community-acquired diarrhea in a tertiary care center in Lebanon
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Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in a tertiary care medical center.
This retrospective, case-control study aimed to identify variables associated with the incidence of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) in acute care facilities and to specifically identify the relationship of fluoroquinolones and acid suppressive agents in the development of CDAD. Seventy-one symptomatic patients positive for C. difficile toxin A or B hospitalized for at least 72 ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Scientific Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-62418-9