| Literature DB >> 20450417 |
Vhairi Wilson1, Liz Cheek, Giovanni Satta, Karen Walker-Bone, Marc Cubbon, Diane Citron, Dale N Gerding, Martin J Llewelyn.
Abstract
We assessed the relationship between strain type, clinical factors, and outcome in 128 patients with Clostridium difficile infection. Strain type was not associated with any outcome measure. On multivariate analysis, ischemic heart disease and hypoalbuminemia predicted death. Metronidazole treatment in severe disease was associated with a higher rate of treatment failure and death.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20450417 DOI: 10.1086/653012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079