Healthcare-associated Diarrhea due to Clostridioides difficile in Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of North India
Manodeep Sen,
Anupam Das,
Vikramjeet Singh
et al.
Abstract:A
bstract
Background
Healthcare-associated diarrhea (HCAD) is diarrhea that develops at least after 3 days of hospitalization, with the most common infectious cause being
Clostridioides difficile.
Over the last decade, there has been a remarkable growth in the frequency and severity of
C. difficile
infection (CDI), making it one of the most prevalent healthcare-associated infections. This study aimed to analyze the pr… Show more
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