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2419. Timing of Secondary Prophylaxis Against Clostridium difficile Infection After Antibiotic Exposure
BACKGROUND: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the most common nosocomial infection, and is increasing. The major risk for CDI is antibiotic (abx) use. We have previously shown that secondary prophylaxis with vancomycin decreases CDI relapse in patients with recent CDI given abx to treat anoth...
Autores principales: | Szela, Joel, Hanna, Angy, Sims, Matthew |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809835/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.2097 |
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