| Clostridium Difficile Infection, an Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America: Volume 29-1 Contributor(s): Wilcox, Mark H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0323356575 ISBN-13: 9780323356572 Publisher: Elsevier OUR PRICE: $98.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Infectious Diseases - Medical | Diagnosis - Medical | Epidemiology |
| Dewey: 616.931 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.10 lbs) 1 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, guest edited by Dr. Mark H. Wilcox, is devoted to Clostridium Difficile Infection. Articles in this issue include: Potential sources of C. difficile for human infection; Colonisation versus carriage of C. difficile; Diagnostic pitfalls in C. difficile infection; The epidemiology of C. difficile infection in and outside of healthcare institutions; What makes epidemic C. difficile strains epidemic?: Fact versus fiction; Environmental interventions to control C. difficile infection; The contribution of strains and hosts to outcomes in C. difficile infection; Treatment of C. difficile infection; Faecal microbiota transplantation for the management of C. difficile infection; The morbidity, mortality, and costs associated with C. difficile infection; The potential of probiotics to prevent C. difficile infection; The prospect for vaccines to prevent C. difficile infection; and Predictive value of models of C. difficile infection. |