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Increasing Age Has Limited Impact on Risk of Clostridium difficile Infection in an Elderly Population
BACKGROUND: Numerous studies have found increased risk of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) with increasing age. We hypothesized that increased CDI risk in an elderly population is due to poorer overall health status with older age. METHODS: A total of 174 903 persons aged 66 years and older cod...
Autores principales: | Olsen, Margaret A, Stwalley, Dustin, Demont, Clarisse, Dubberke, Erik R |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6054265/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30046643 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy160 |
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