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Aggressive Attack on C. difficile Results in Significant Decrease in Hospital Infection Rate - The INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center Experience

Published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology • Oct 1, 2010
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Authors:
Mark Mellow
,
Robert Rankin
,
David Stokesberry

Abstract

Purpose: In recent years there has been a dramatic increase in frequency of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), with CDC estimates of 500,000 cases in the U.S. annually, with approximately 15,000 deaths. INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center, a tertiary care facility in Oklahoma City admitting approxim...

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