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Clostridium difficile Infection After Colorectal Surgery: A Rare but Costly Complication

Rachelle N. Damle, Nicole Cherng, Julie Flahive, Jennifer S. Davids, Justin A. Maykel, Paul R. Sturrock, W. Brian Sweeney, Karim Alavi

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery · 2014 · 38 citations · 19 references

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Nosocomial Acquisition of<i>Clostridium difficile</i>Infection

Lynne V. McFarland, Maury E. Mulligan, R Y Kwok et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1989 · 1.4K citations

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Health Care Costs and Mortality Associated with Nosocomial Diarrhea Due to Clostridium difficile

Lorraine Kyne, M. B. Hamel, Raju Polavaram et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2002 · 905 citations

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Increase in<i>Clostridium difficile</i>–related Mortality Rates, United States, 1999<b>–</b>2004

Matthew D. Redelings, Frank Sorvillo, Laurene Mascola · Emerging infectious diseases · 2007 · 432 citations · Full text

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Increase in Adult<i>Clostridium difficile</i>–related Hospitalizations and Case-Fatality Rate, United States, 2000–2005

Marya D. Zilberberg, Andrew F. Shorr, Marin H. Kollef · Emerging infectious diseases · 2008 · 361 citations · Full text

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The Emerging Infectious Challenge of Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease in Massachusetts Hospitals: Clinical and Economic Consequences

Judith A. O’Brien, Betsy J. Lahue, J. Jaime et al. · Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2007 · 318 citations

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