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Abstract

We assessed the relationship between strain type, clinical factors, and outcome in 128 patients with Clostridium difficile infection. Strain type was not associated with any outcome measure. On multivariate analysis, ischemic heart disease and hypoalbuminemia predicted death. Metronidazole treatment in severe disease was associated with a higher rate of treatment failure and death.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	Brighton and Sussex Medical School > Clinical and Experimental Medicine Brighton and Sussex Medical School > Global Health and Infection
Subjects:	Q Science > QR Microbiology Q Science > QR Microbiology > QR0180 Immunology R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0109 Infectious and parasitic diseases
Depositing User:	Grecia GarciaGarcia
Date Deposited:	15 Aug 2011 12:03
Last Modified:	21 Sep 2017 14:13
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/7217
Google Scholar:	6 Citations

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