Clostridium difficile: An Important Opportunistic Pathogen in Healthcare-Associated Infections
Healthcare-associated infections are infections that patients can get while receiving medical treatment in a healthcare facility. One opportunistic pathogen, Clostridium difficile, has been getting more attention in recent years because of its association with antibiotic use and a high death rate a...
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Healthcare-associated infections are infections that patients can get while receiving medical treatment in a healthcare facility. One opportunistic pathogen, Clostridium difficile, has been getting more attention in recent years because of its association with antibiotic use and a high death rate among the elderly. This 7-page factsheet will provide an overview of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) with a focus on healthcare-associated infections. Written by Soohyoun Ahn and Amarat H. Simonne and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, January 2018.
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| spelling | doaj-art-8c66dd1e2a814a52b10fde57f4d06afc2025-02-08T05:54:42ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092018-01-0120181Clostridium difficile: An Important Opportunistic Pathogen in Healthcare-Associated InfectionsSoohyoun Ahn0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0889-1413Amarat Simonne1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1695-4389University of FloridaUniversity of Florida Healthcare-associated infections are infections that patients can get while receiving medical treatment in a healthcare facility. One opportunistic pathogen, Clostridium difficile, has been getting more attention in recent years because of its association with antibiotic use and a high death rate among the elderly. This 7-page factsheet will provide an overview of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) with a focus on healthcare-associated infections. Written by Soohyoun Ahn and Amarat H. Simonne and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, January 2018. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fs253 https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/105332Infectious DiseasesClostridium difficile |
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| title | Clostridium difficile: An Important Opportunistic Pathogen in Healthcare-Associated Infections |
| title_full | Clostridium difficile: An Important Opportunistic Pathogen in Healthcare-Associated Infections |
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| title_short | Clostridium difficile: An Important Opportunistic Pathogen in Healthcare-Associated Infections |
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