Clostridium difficile Peritonitis: An Emerging Infection in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
Recently, the incidence of Clostridium difficile- (C. difficile-) associated infection has increased significantly in hospital and ambulatory care settings in parallel to the increasing use of inappropriate antibiotics. According to the CDC, approximately 83,000 patients who developed C. difficile e...
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Main Authors: | Saira Chaughtai, Bhavika Gandhi, Zeeshan Chaughtai, Dana Tarina, Mohammad A. Hossain, Arif Asif |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2018-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3537283 |
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