The prevalence, risk factors, and complications of Clostridium difficile infection in a tertiary care center, western region, Saudi Arabia

• Main Authors: Abdulhakeem Althaqafi (Author), Adeeb Munshi (Author), Bayan Baghlaf (Author), Enas Munshi (Author), Manar Malakah (Author), Hassan Almarhabi (Author), Maher Alharbi (Author), Asim Alsaedi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Clostridium difficile is an anaerobic gram-positive spore-forming bacillus that is most commonly associated with nosocomial diarrhea. This study aimed to analyze the prevalence and risk factors of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) at a tertiary health care center, Western region, Sau...