Clostridium difficile-associeret diare - En sygdom i forandring?

TY - JOUR

T1 - Clostridium difficile-associeret diare - En sygdom i forandring?

AU - Petersen, Andreas Munk

PY - 2006/4/24

Y1 - 2006/4/24

N2 - In recent years an increase in the number of Clostridium difficile- associated diarrhoea cases has been reported worldwide. This is due mainly to the increasing number of elderly patients being admitted to hospitals, changes in hygiene standards and changes in the antibiotics used to combat other diseases. But changes in the virulence of C. difficile strains also seem to play a role. This review presents the current knowledge of C. difficile-associated diarrhoea in the light of these changes in incidence and virulence.

AB - In recent years an increase in the number of Clostridium difficile- associated diarrhoea cases has been reported worldwide. This is due mainly to the increasing number of elderly patients being admitted to hospitals, changes in hygiene standards and changes in the antibiotics used to combat other diseases. But changes in the virulence of C. difficile strains also seem to play a role. This review presents the current knowledge of C. difficile-associated diarrhoea in the light of these changes in incidence and virulence.

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M3 - Tidsskriftartikel

C2 - 16674871

AN - SCOPUS:33646448160

SN - 0041-5782

VL - 168

SP - 1629

EP - 1630

JO - Ugeskrift for Laeger

JF - Ugeskrift for Laeger

IS - 17

ER -