Colonization With Toxinogenic C. difficile Upon Hospital Admission, and Risk of Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

M. Zacharioudakis, Ioannis; N. Zervou, Fainareti; Eleftheria Pliakos, Elina; D. Ziakas, Panayiotis; Mylonakis, Eleftherios

doi:10.1038/ajg.2015.22

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Colonization With Toxinogenic C. difficile Upon Hospital Admission, and Risk of Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology • Mar 1, 2015

Authors:

Ioannis M. Zacharioudakis

Fainareti N. Zervou

Elina Eleftheria Pliakos

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: It has been suggested that colonization with C. difficile protects from infection. Nevertheless, the association between carriage of toxinogenic strains and ensuing C. difficile infections (CDIs) has not been studied. METHODS: We searched PubMed and EMBASE databases up to 20 June 2014, u...

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Medicine

Carriage

Relative risk

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