Clostridium difficile infection in Brazil: A neglected problem?

Autor:	Alexandre A. Monteiro, Renata N. Pires, Steven Park, Rejane Giacomelli Tavares, Lilian C. Carneiro, David S. Perlin, Ludmila Fiorenzano Baethgen, Carla Silva Lincho, Alessandro C. Pasqualotto, Edison Moraes Rodrigues Filho
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Adult Diarrhea Male medicine.medical_specialty Epidemiology Feces Young Adult Prevalence medicine Humans Prospective Studies Intensive care medicine Aged Aged 80 and over Cross Infection Clostridioides difficile Septic shock business.industry Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Neglected Diseases Middle Aged Clostridium difficile medicine.disease C difficile Infectious Diseases Clostridium Infections Female medicine.symptom Solid organ transplantation business Brazil
Zdroj:	American Journal of Infection Control. 42:459-460
ISSN:	0196-6553
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajic.2013.10.012
Popis:	The epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection is virtually unknown in Brazil. In this prospective study, 8.3% of patients with nosocomial diarrhea were found to have toxigenic strains of C difficile in their feces. The relevant risk factors for Clostridium difficile infection were receipt of solid organ transplantation and septic shock.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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