Risk factors for severity and relapse of pseudomembranous colitis in an elderly population
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Pseudomembranous colitis is an important complication of antibiotic therapy and is associated with high mortality and recurrence rate, especially in old and debilitated persons. Pre-admission NGT feeding, severe leucocytosis and hypoalbuminaemia on admission are associated with increased mortality. …
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National Center for Biotechnology Information
NCBI
NLM
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humans
pubmed abstract
nih
national institutes of health
national library of medicine
female
male
aged
Recurrence
risk factors
linear models
chi-square distribution
anti-bacterial agents / adverse effects
cross infection / epidemiology
enterocolitis
pseudomembranous / epidemiology*
pseudomembranous / diagnosis
pseudomembranous / microbiology
pmid:17223943
doi:10.1111/j.1463-1318.2006.01013.x
m moshkowitz
e ben-baruch
f konikoff
clostridioides difficile / drug effects
clostridium infections / drug therapy
sigmoidoscopy
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