Clostridium difficile in Clinical Practice: Increasing Rates, More Virulent Organisms and New Therapies on the Horizon

Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea has recently come under increasing scrutiny because of outbreaks of disease in eastern Canada in association with a hypervirulent ribotype 027 (NAP1) strain. Hospitals in the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe have been affected as well. Epidemiolo...

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Main Author: Thomas J Louie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2006-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/378702
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