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- Title
Management and outcomes of a first recurrence of Clostridium difficile-associated disease in Quebec, Canada.
- Authors
Pépin, Jacques; Routhier, Sophie; Gagnon, Sandra; Brazeau, Isabel
- Abstract
During an epidemic of Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) caused by a strain that is a hyper-producer of toxins A and B, the frequency of a first recurrence after metronidazole treatment of the initial episode doubled in 2003-2004, compared with 1991-2002.
- Publication
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2006, Vol 42, Issue 6, p758
- ISSN
1537-6591
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1086/501126