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Infecciones causadas por Clostridium difficile: una visión actualizada

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Hernandez-Rocha, Cristian, Naour, Sebastian, Alvarez-Lobos, Manuel, and Paredes-Sabja, Daniel

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English: Clostridium difficile is an emerging anaerobic, spore forming pathogen, recognized as the etiological agent of ~ 30% of antibiotic associated diarrheas. Clinical symptoms can fluctuate from mild to moderate diarrhea, pseudomembranous colitis and toxic megacolon. The incidence of C. difficile associated infections (CDAI) is ~ 1% of total hospitalized...

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associated infections (CDAI) is ~ 1% of total hospitalized patients. CDAI has a mortality rate of ~1 to 5