Severity prediction for Clostridium difficile infection with ATLAS score – new data from a less developed country (Romania)
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Background The emergence of ribotype 027 increased the severity of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Fast severity assessing plays an essential role in decreasing the mortality due to CDI; early surgery is the best intervention to decrease the lethality in severe CDI with toxic megacolon. Several severity scores were defined, including the ATLAS score, but the validation studies were performed in developed countries with structured medical practice. We evaluated the usefulness of ATLAS score and of its components as indicators for CDI severity (deaths, length-of-stay, costs).
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