Clostridioides difficile in COVID-19 Patients, Detroit, Michigan, USA, March–April 2020

We describe 9 patients at a medical center in Detroit, Michigan, USA, with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and Clostridioides difficile. Both infections can manifest as digestive symptoms and merit screening when assessing patients with diarrhea during the coronavirus disease pandemi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sandhu, Avnish, Tillotson, Glenn, Polistico, Jordan, Salimnia, Hossein, Cranis, Mara, Moshos, Judy, Cullen, Lori, Jabbo, Lavina, Diebel, Lawrence, Chopra, Teena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7454075/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32441243
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2609.202126
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Sumario:We describe 9 patients at a medical center in Detroit, Michigan, USA, with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and Clostridioides difficile. Both infections can manifest as digestive symptoms and merit screening when assessing patients with diarrhea during the coronavirus disease pandemic. These co-infections also highlight the continued importance of antimicrobial stewardship.

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