Clostridium difficile Infection Worsens the Prognosis of Ulcerative Colitis

BACKGROUND: The impact of Clostridium difficile infections among ulcerative colitis (UC) patients is well characterized. However, there is little knowledge regarding the association between C difficile infections and postoperative complications among UC patients.

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Main Authors: María E Negrón, Herman W Barkema, Kevin Rioux, Jeroen De Buck, Sylvia Checkley, Marie-Claude Proulx, Alexandra Frolkis, Paul L Beck, Levinus A Dieleman, Remo Panaccione, Subrata Ghosh, Gilaad G Kaplan
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/914303
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Clostridium difficile Infection Worsens the Prognosis of Ulcerative Colitis
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
title Clostridium difficile Infection Worsens the Prognosis of Ulcerative Colitis
title_full Clostridium difficile Infection Worsens the Prognosis of Ulcerative Colitis
title_fullStr Clostridium difficile Infection Worsens the Prognosis of Ulcerative Colitis
title_full_unstemmed Clostridium difficile Infection Worsens the Prognosis of Ulcerative Colitis
title_short Clostridium difficile Infection Worsens the Prognosis of Ulcerative Colitis
title_sort clostridium difficile infection worsens the prognosis of ulcerative colitis
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/914303
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