Hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile-associated disease in the intensive care unit setting: epidemiology, clinical course and outcome.

作者: Alexandre R Marra , Michael B Edmond , Richard P Wenzel , Gonzalo ML Bearman

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-7-42

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摘要: Background Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) is a serious nosocomial infection, however few studies have assessed CDAD outcome in the intensive care unit (ICU). We evaluated epidemiology, clinical course and of hospital-acquired critical setting.

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