Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5651310 | Annals of Emergency Medicine | 2017 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
Among mostly adults presenting to US EDs with diarrhea and no vomiting, C difficile infection accounted for approximately 10%. More than one third of patients with C difficile infection lacked traditional risk factors for the disease. Among participants without traditional risk factors, prevalence of C difficile infection was approximately 7%.
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Authors
Fredrick M. DO, David A. MD, Anusha PhD, Diane M. BS, Ashley L. BS, Lydia J. PhD, Ellie J.C. MD, Gregory J. MD,