Clostridium difficile infection: Is there a change in the underlying factors? Inflammatory bowel disease and Clostridium difficile

Bolukcu S., Hakyemez I., Gultepe B., Okay G., Durdu B., Koc M., ...More

SAUDI JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.25, no.6, pp.384-389, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.4103/sjg.sjg_44_19
  • Journal Name: SAUDI JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.384-389
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background / Aims: Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive, strict anaerobe, spore-forming bacterium. It can cause self-limiting mild diarrhea, severe diarrhea, pseudomembranous colitis, and fatal fulminant colitis. We aimed to investigate the changes in epidemiology and incidence of C. difficile infection in our hospital database.