Prevalence of Clostridium difficile infection in acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities, and outpatient clinics: Is Clostridium difficile infection underdiagnosed in long-term care facility patients?

Krishna, A; Pervaiz, A; Lephart, P; Tarabishy, N; Varakantam, S; Kotecha, A; Awali, RA; Kaye, KS; Chopra, T

Krishna, A (reprint author), Harper Univ Hosp, Div Infect Dis, 5 Hudson,3990 John R, Detroit, MI 48201 USA.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, 2017; 45 (10): 1157

Abstract

Clostridium difficile infection is a common cause of diarrhea in long-term care facility (LTCF) patients. The high prevalence of C difficile infection......

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