Antibiotic prophylaxis and the risk of C lostridium difficile -associated diarrhoea

To test the hypothesis that extended antibiotic prophylaxis increases the risk of Clostridium difficile -associated diarrhoea (CDAD), we conducted a retrospective cohort study of 2641 patients under-going cardiovascular surgery. Main outcome measures were the duration of prophylaxis (48h) and the oc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of hospital infection 2001-06, Vol.48 (2), p.93-97
Hauptverfasser:	Harbarth, S., Samore, M.H., Carmeli, Y.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	antimicrobial prophylaxis Clostridium difficile Coronary bypass surgery
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