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Diagnosis and Management of Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI)

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Infection due to Clostridium difficile is a prevalent cause of morbidity and mortality in the intensive care unit. Appropriate diagnosis and treatment of CDI remains challenging in the face of new methods of detection and emerging management strategies. We describe CDI symptoms, epidemiology, diagnosis, medical therapy, and surgical interventions for treatment. A review of upcoming modalities of therapy is additionally detailed.

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    Paul C. Johnson & Matthew D. Sims

  2. Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI, USA

    Minh Le & Paul D. Bozyk

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Johnson, P.C., Le, M., Sims, M.D., Bozyk, P.D. (2020). Diagnosis and Management of Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI). In: Hyzy, R.C., McSparron, J. (eds) Evidence-Based Critical Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26710-0_72

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