Clostridium difficile outbreaks: prevention and treatment strategies
The incidence and severity of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) have increased dramatically over the past decade. Its treatment, however, has largely remained the same with the exception of oral vancomycin use as a first-line agent in severe disease. From 1999 to 2004, 20,642 deaths were attribu...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2012
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3401971/ |