Trends in Incidence and Outcomes of Clostridium difficile Colitis in Hospitalized Patients of Febrile Neutropenia: A Nationwide Analysis Article (Faculty180)

cited authors

  • Siddiqui, Nauman S; Khan, Zubair; Khan, Mohammad S; Khan, Zarmina; Haq, Khwaja F; Solanki, Shantanu D; Munigala, Satish; Khan, Muh A; Saif, Muhammad W; Nawras, Ali

description

  • Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has been attracting attention lately as the most common hospital acquired infection. Patients with neutropenia because of malignancy seem to be at an increased risk for developing CDI. There is currently limited data that assesses the national burden and outcomes of CDI in Febrile Neutropenia (FN).

authors

publication date

  • 2019

published in

start page

  • e376

end page

  • e381

volume

  • 53