
Univariate and multivariate analysis of risk factors for severe clostridium difficile -associated diarrhoea: Importance of co-morbidity and serum C-reactive protein
Author(s) -
Christian Hardt,
T. Berns,
W. Treder,
Franz Ludwig Dumoulin
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.4338
Subject(s) - medicine , clostridium difficile , c reactive protein , univariate analysis , multivariate analysis , retrospective cohort study , gastroenterology , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , inflammation , biology
To investigate risk factors for severe clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea (CDAD) in hospitalised patients.