Publication details
Epidemiological factors influencing the development of relapsing and severe Clostridium difficile infection
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| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Epidemiologie, mikrobiologie, imunologie |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Epidemiology, infectious diseases and clinical immunology |
| Keywords | Clostridium difficile infection; risk factors for relapsing CDI; risk factors for severe CDI |
| Description | Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is currently the most frequent cause of nosocomial infectious diarrhea in adults in the developed countries. The goal of the study was to evaluate risk factors for relapsing and severe CDI in a set of patients hospitalized at the Clinic of Infectious Diseases at the University Hospital Brno. |