Open AccessClinical characteristics of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea among patients in a tertiary care center in China
Author(s) -
Yongqiang Li,
Yi Wen Huang,
Yuyuan Li,
Yongzhan Nie
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.323.9400
Subject(s) - medicine , clostridium difficile , diarrhea , incidence (geometry) , antibiotic associated diarrhea , metronidazole , vancomycin , antibiotics , logistic regression , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , physics , genetics , optics , biology
This study investigated the incidence, risk factors, and clinical characteristics of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) in Chinese patients.