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| Lopardo,Gustavo; Morfin-Otero,Rayo; Moran-Vazquez,Iliana Isabel; Noriega,Fernando; Zambrano,Betzana; Luxemburger,Christine; Foglia,Ginamarie; Rivas,Enrique Eduardo. |
| A prospective study was conducted in four tertiary hospitals in Argentina and Mexico in order to describe the occurrence of Clostridium difficileinfection (CDI) in these settings. The objective was to evaluate the incidence of CDI in at-risk populations in Argentina (one center) and Mexico (three centers) and to further explore potential study sites for vaccine development in this region. A prospective, descriptive, CDI surveillance study was conducted among hospitalized patients aged ≥40 years who had received ≥48 h of antibiotic treatment. Stool samples were collected from those with diarrhea within 30 days after starting antibiotics and analyzed for toxins A and B by ELISA, and positive samples were further tested by toxinogenic culture and restriction... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Clostridium infections; Epidemiology; Latin America; Incidence. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702015000100008 |
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