Open AccessClostridium difficile in a HIV-infected cohort
Author(s) -
Charles Haines,
Richard D. Moore,
John G. Bartlett,
Cynthia L. Sears,
Sara E. Cosgrove,
Karen C. Carroll,
Kelly A. Gebo
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/01.aids.0000432450.37863.e9
Subject(s) - clostridium difficile , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , cohort , virology , sida , cohort study , microbiology and biotechnology , viral disease , biology , antibiotics
Clostridium difficile is the most commonly reported infectious diarrhoea in HIV-infected patients in the United States. We set out to determine the incidence, risk factors and clinical presentation of C. difficile infections (CDIs) in a cohort of HIV-infected individuals.