Ribotype 027 Clostridium difficile infections with measurable stool toxin have increased lactoferrin and are associated with a higher mortality

We evaluated clinical and diagnostic indicators of severe C. difficile infection (CDI) and their association with poor clinical outcome. A total of 210 patients positive according to PCR (toxin B: tcdB) were included, with patients having a median age of 62 years and a Charlson co-morbidity index (C...

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Autores principales: Boone, J. H., Archbald-Pannone, L. R., Wickham, K. N., Carman, R. J., Guerrant, R. L., Franck, C. T., Lyerly, D. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4013447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24449345
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-013-2043-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4013447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24449345
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-013-2043-1

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