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Prevalence of Clostridium difficile Infection among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Meta-Analysis of Published Studies

Several factors including antibiotic use, immunosuppression and frequent hospitalizations make solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients vulnerable to Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). We conducted a meta-analysis of published studies from 1991-2014 to estimate the prevalence of CDI in this patie...

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Autores principales: Paudel, Suresh, Zacharioudakis, Ioannis M., Zervou, Fainareti N., Ziakas, Panayiotis D., Mylonakis, Eleftherios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4401454/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25886133
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124483