Clostridium difficile infection: clinico-epidemiological perspective.

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Clostridium difficile infection: clinico-epidemiological perspective.

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) causes mild to severe diarrhoea and pseudomembranous colitis in patients who had prior antibiotic exposure. Despite CDI being prevalent worldwide, its epidemiological data is scanty in Malaysia. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and incidence of CDI a...

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Main Authors:	SYUHADA N, AZIMATUN NA, ALFIZAH H, TZAR, MN, RAMLIZA R1
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit UKM 2013
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7597/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7597/1/64-72.pdf

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