Evaluation of inpatients Clostridium difficile prevalence and risk factors in Cameroon

• Main Authors: Ingrid Cécile Djuikoue (Author), Ernest Tambo (Author), Gildas Tazemda (Author), Omer Njajou (Author), Denise Makoudjou (Author), Vanessa Sokeng (Author), Morelle Wandji (Author), Charlène Tomi (Author), Aubain Nanfack (Author), Audrey Dayomo (Author), Suzie Lacmago (Author), Falubert Tassadjo (Author), Raissa Talla Sipowo (Author), Caroline Kakam (Author), Aicha Bibiane Djoko (Author), Clement Nguedia Assob (Author), Antoine Andremont (Author), Frédéric Barbut (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Clostridium difficile, rarely found in hospitals, is a bacterium responsible for post-antibiotic diarrhea and Pseudomembranous Colitis (CPM). C. difficile selective pressure represents potential public health problem due to the production of toxins A and B serious pathologies eff...