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Clostridium difficile
 — impact and management
Author(s)James Alegbeleye
Journal titleGeriatric Medicine, vol 37, no 8, August 2007
Pagespp 29-32
KeywordsInfectious diseases ; Medical care.
AnnotationClostridium difficile infection is recognised as a frequent cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis in patients admitted to hospital in the UK. Despite all measures to curtail any outbreak, the. incidence of clostridium difficile has been increasing in recent years. This article reviews the epidemiology, impact and management options for tackling the infection. (RH)
Accession NumberCPA-070911207 A
ClassmarkCJA: LK

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