Clostridium difficile infection: Is there a change in the underlying factors ? Inflammatory bowel disease and Clostridium difficile

Conclusion: In recent studies, C. difficile infections were demonstrated to be more frequent in younger individuals who did not have a history of hospitalization but had an underlying disease such as IBD. In our study, we showed the change in the epidemiological data with prominence of underlying diseases such as IBDs.

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Source: The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology - December 15, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Sibel Bolukcu Ismail Necati Hakyemez Bilge Sumbul Gultepe Gulay Okay Bulent Durdu Meliha Meric Koc Turan Aslan Source Type: research