In:
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 28, No. 2 ( 2007-02), p. 202-204
Kurzfassung:
During 2001, Clostridium difficile infection was observed in 23 patients hospitalized in a hepatology ward (attack rate, 0.9%). Since strain typing ruled out a clonal dissemination, we performed a case-control study. In addition to antibiotic use as a risk factor, the C. difficile infection rate was higher among patients with autoimmune hepatitis ( P 〈 .01).
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0899-823X
,
1559-6834
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publikationsdatum:
2007
ZDB Id:
2106319-9