Management and Outcomes of a First Recurrence of Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease in Quebec, Canada | Zendy

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Management and Outcomes of a First Recurrence of Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease in Quebec, Canada

Author(s) -

JeanLouis Pépin,

Sonia Routhier,

Sandra Gag,

I. Brazeau

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/501126

Subject(s) - medicine , metronidazole , toxic megacolon , clostridium difficile , vancomycin , colectomy , surgery , perforation , proportional hazards model , complication , enterocolitis , disease , antibiotics , ulcerative colitis , genetics , materials science , bacteria , punching , biology , staphylococcus aureus , metallurgy , microbiology and biotechnology

During an epidemic of Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) caused by a strain that is a hyper-producer of toxins A and B, the frequency of a first recurrence after metronidazole treatment of the initial episode doubled in 2003-2004, compared with 1991-2002.

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