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Clostridium difficile infection in an academic medical center in Saudi Arabia: prevalence and risk factors

BACKGROUND: Clostridium difficile infection is one of the most common causes of diarrhea in healthcare facilities. More studies are needed to identify patients at high risk of C difficile infection in our community. OBJECTIVES: Estimate the prevalence of C difficile infection among adult patients an...

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Autores principales:	Alalawi, Mai, Aljahdali, Seba, Alharbi, Bashaer, Fagih, Lana, Fatani, Raghad, Aljuhani, Ohoud
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2020
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7410223/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32757991 http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2020.305

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