<i>Clostridium difficile</i> in Oncology Patients—Review of Diagnosis and Management in the Indian Setting

Clostridoides (formerly Clostridium) difficile (C. difficile) is a toxin-producing, gram-positive anaerobic bacillus, commonly implicated in antibiotic-associated diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis. The true burden of C. difficile infection is unclear in India, as it is likely underdia...

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Main Authors: Parikshit S Prayag, Sampada A Patwardhan, Shweta P Panchakshari, Amrita P Prayag
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2024-08-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1760316
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