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SUBMITTER: Chaparro-Rojas F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3702225 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chaparro-Rojas Fredy F Mullane Kathleen M KM
Infection and drug resistance 20130628
The epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) has evolved during the last decades, with an increase in the reported incidence, severity of cases, and rate of mortality and relapses. These increases have primarily affected some special populations including the elderly, patients requiring concomitant antibiotic therapy, patients with renal failure, and patients with cancer. Until recently, the treatment of CDI was limited to either metronidazole or vancomycin. New therapeutic options ...[more]