Prevalence of clostridium difficile- associated diarrhean in hospitalized patients with nosocomial diarrhea
Iranian Journal of Public Health. 2005; 34 (4): 67-72
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ABSTRACT
Clostridium difficile is a frequently identified cause of nosocomial gastrointestinal disease. It has been proved to be a causative agent in antibiotic-associated diarrhea, antibiotic-associated colitis, and pseudomembraneous colitis. This study was aimed to determine the prevalence of C.difficile- associated diarrhea in hospitalized patients with nosocomial diarrhea. The 942 hospitalized patients stool samples with nosocomial diarrhea were collected at three hospitals in Tehran from Dec 2002 to Feb 2004.All the stool samples were cultured and in 97 [prevalence 10.9%] samples grew C.difficile that 57 [prevalence 6.1%] isolates were toxigenic by cytotoxicity assay and so 57 patients had C.difficile- associated diarrhea. Results of statistical analysis showed significant difference between the rate of C.difficile associated diarrhea and the patients ages [P<0.05]
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Indice:
Méditerranée orientale
Sujet Principal:
Études épidémiologiques
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Infection croisée
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Prévalence
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Clostridioides difficile
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Diarrhée
Type d'étude:
Étude de prévalence
Limites du sujet:
Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Iran. J. Public Health
Année:
2005
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