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High rate of Clostridium difficile among young adults presenting with diarrhea at two hospitals in Kenya

BACKGROUND: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the leading cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea worldwide. As a result, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have designated C. difficile as an urgent threat. Despite the global public health risk posed by CDI, little is known abo...

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Autores principales: Oyaro, Micah O., Plants-Paris, Kimberly, Bishoff, Dayna, Malonza, Paul, Gontier, Christopher S., DuPont, Herbert L., Darkoh, Charles
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6152928/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29960098
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2018.06.014