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Nosocomial diarrhea

B A Cunha1

  • 1Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York, USA.

Critical Care Clinics
|April 30, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Nosocomial diarrhea, often caused by Clostridium difficile (C. diff), is a significant hospital problem. Antibiotics can trigger C. diff toxin production, leading to various symptoms from mild diarrhea to severe colitis.

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