Open AccessPrevalence of diverticulosis in recurrentClostridium difficileinfection
Author(s) -
Michael Lipp
Publication year - 2010
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.v16.i3.345
Subject(s) - diverticulosis , medicine , clostridium difficile , colonoscopy , sigmoidoscopy , gastroenterology , colorectal cancer , biology , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , cancer
To re-evaluate the theory that colonic diverticulosis is associated with relapse of Clostridium difficile associated disease (CDAD) in light of data suggesting increasing rates of CDAD infection and relapse.