Abstract:BackgroundSeveral studies indicate that 96% of patients with symptomatic C. difficile infection had received antibiotics within 14 days prior to the onset of diarrhoea. Complications include dehydration, electrolyte disturbances, toxic megacolon, hypotension, renal failure, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, sepsis and death.PurposeTo analyse patients admitted to our hospital testing positive for toxins A + B of C. difficile over 4½ years and to determine the associated mortality.Material and methodsDesc… Show more
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