Clostridium difficileInfection in Patients Discharged from US Short-stay Hospitals, 1996–20031
Open Access
- 1 March 2006
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 12 (3), 409-415
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1203.051064
Abstract
Clinicians should be aware of the increasing risk of C. difficile–associated disease and make efforts to control its transmission.Keywords
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