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Creator:: Hernandez-Rocha, Cristian, Naour, Sebastian, Alvarez-Lobos, Manuel, and Paredes-Sabja, Daniel
Abstract:: 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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Full Text:: . Infecciones causadas por Clostridium diffi cile: una visión actualizada Cristian Hernández-Rocha, Sebastián

Creator:: Hernández-Rocha, Cristian, Barra-Carrasco, Jonathan, Guzmán, Ana María, Paredes-Sabja, Daniel, Lezcano, Gabriel, Zoroquiaín, Pablo, and Álvarez-Lobos, Manuel
Abstract:: The most frequent cause of pseudomembranous colitis is Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection. This type of colitis is characterized by an endoscopic pattern of numerous small, yellowish or whitish plaques diffusely distributed, which typically compromises the rectum extending to proximal colon. Occasionally, the pseudomembranes compromise only the transverse or right...
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Full Text:: Cristian Hernández-Rocha, Jonathan Barra-Carrasco, Ana María

Creator:: Hernandez-Rocha, Cristian, Barra-Carrasco, Jonathan, Pizarro-Guajardo, Marjorie, Ibanez, Patricio, Bueno, Susan M., Sarker, Mahfuzur R., Maria Guzman, Ana, Alvarez-Lobos, Manuel, and Paredes-Sabja, Daniel
Abstract:: The increased severity of Clostridium difficile infection is primarily attributed to the appearance of an epidemic strain characterized as PCR ribotype 027. The only report that identified epidemic C. difficile ribotype 027 in an American country outside of North America comes from Costa Rica, raising the possibility that strains 027...
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Full Text:: Hernández-Rocha,1 Jonathan Barra-Carrasco,1 Marjorie Pizarro-Guajardo, Patricio Ibáñez, Susan M. Bueno

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