Clinical, immunological and microbiological predictors of poor outcome in Clostridium difficile infection.

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Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) causes increased morbidity and mortality. Clinical data cannot clearly predict poor CDI outcome. Data on the value of microbiological predictors is scarce.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis.

Title: Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1879-0070

ISSN (Print): 0732-8893

Publication date (Electronic): May 11 2017

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[1 ] Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Medicine Department, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: helenrei@hotmail.com.

[2 ] Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES CB06/06/0058), Madrid, Spain.

[3 ] Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Medicine Department, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES CB06/06/0058), Madrid, Spain.

[4 ] Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.

[5 ] Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Medicine Department, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES CB06/06/0058), Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: emilio.bouza@gmail.com.

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Publisher Item ID: S0732-8893(17)30150-5

DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2017.05.005

PubMed ID: 28533000

SO-VID: 192a03fd-a5e9-4fb2-80e9-cf132dc1359d

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Keywords: Bacterial load,Clostridium difficile infection,Predictors,Quantitation,Recurrence,Severe

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Keywords: Bacterial load, Clostridium difficile infection, Predictors, Quantitation, Recurrence, Severe

Clinical, immunological and microbiological predictors of poor outcome in Clostridium difficile infection.

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