Epidemiological and clinical considerations on Clostridium difficile colitis in Braşov County

Background Clostridium difficile is currently the most frequent cause of nosocomial diarrhea but also cause of disease in the community, antibiotic therapy and hospitalizations related; advanced age (over 60 years), malignancies, chronic kidney disease are also risk factors for infection with Clostridium difficile. The incidence of Clostridium difficile increases all over the world. The complications of the disease can be severe (fulminant colitis, toxic mega colon, colonic perforation, sepsis), with need for admission to intensive care unit and risk of death. The aim of this study was to analyze some epidemiological and clinical aspects on colitis with Clostridium difficile in patients admitted into the Infectious Diseases Hospital of Braşov.