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A possible association between statin use and improved Clostridioides difficile infection mortality in veterans

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is the most common cause of nosocomial diarrhea and places a significant burden on patients and the health care system. Statins could lead to improvements in CDI clinical response due their pleiotropic effects, including immunomodulatory and lipid-lowering ef...

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Autores principales: Argamany, Jacqueline R., Lee, Grace C., Duhon, Bryson D., Zeidan, Amina R., Young, Eric H., Reveles, Kelly R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6538245/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31136602
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217423