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C. difficile is a leading cause of hospital associated gastrointestinal illness, placing high economic burden on the healthcare system. Once thought to be a commensal, it has now emerged as a major enteric pathogen with worldwide distribution. Patients with CDI typically have extended lengths of stay in the hospital and it frequently causes large hospital outbreaks (Cohen et al. 2010).
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Kumar, A., Dey, D. (2020). Clostridium Difficile Infection—Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention. In: Soneja, M., Khanna, P. (eds) Infectious Diseases in the Intensive Care Unit. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4039-4_18
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