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Combination probiotics may prevent Clostridium difficile infection among elderly patients undergoing an orthopedic surgery

The incidence of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is greater in elderly orthopedic patients. We conducted a retrospective case-control study by selecting elderly patients who underwent proximal femoral fracture surgery to investigate the effect of probiotics on CDI prevention. Cases were diagno...

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Autores principales: NAGAMINE, Takahiko, MATSUMOTO, Yoshinobu, NAKAMURA, Masaru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMFH Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6343050/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30705800
http://dx.doi.org/10.12938/bmfh.18-009