Cargando…

Risk of Clostridium difficile Infection with the Use of a Proton Pump Inhibitor for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Critically Ill Patients

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and histamine-2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs) are commonly prescribed for stress ulcer prophylaxis (SUP) in critically ill patients. Several studies have suggested that the use of PPIs is a potential risk factor for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)....

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ro, Youngouk, Eun, Chang Soo, Kim, Hyun Soo, Kim, Ji Yeoun, Byun, Young Jae, Yoo, Kyo-Sang, Han, Dong Soo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Editorial Office of Gut and Liver 2016
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4933419/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27021503
http://dx.doi.org/10.5009/gnl15324