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Risk factors for Clostridioides difficile infection and colonization among patients admitted to an intensive care unit in Shanghai, China.
BMC infectious diseases - 11 Nov 2019
Cui Yingchao, Dong Danfeng, Zhang Lihua, Wang Daosheng, Jiang Cen, Ni Qi, Wang Chen, Mao Enqiang, Peng Yibing
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Clostridioides difficile is considered the main pathogen responsible for hospital-acquired infections. This prospective study determined the prevalence, molecular epidemiological characteristics, and risk factors for C. difficile infection (CDI) and C. difficile colonization (CDC) among patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a large-scale tertiary hospital in China, with the aim of providing...
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