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Corticosteroids Do Not Increase the Likelihood of Primary Clostridioides difficile Infection in the Setting of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Use

BACKGROUND: The pathogenesis of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) involves a significant host immune response. Generally, corticosteroids act by suppressing the host inflammatory response, and their anti-inflammatory effects are used to treat gastrointestinal disorders. Although previous inve...

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Autores principales: Carlson, Travis J, Gonzales-Luna, Anne J, Wilcox, Melissa F, Theriault, Sarah G, Alnezary, Faris S, Patel, Pankaj, Ahn, Bumhee K, Zasowski, Evan J, Garey, Kevin W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8501294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34646906
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab419