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Severity of Clostridium difficile –Associated Disease (CDAD) in Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients: Evaluation of a CDAD Severity Grading System

2007; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 28; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1086/511792

ISSN

1559-6834

Autores

Erik R. Dubberke, Justin S. Sadhu, Robert Gatti, Kimberly A. Reske, John F. DiPersio, Steven M. Devine, Victoria J. Fraser,

Tópico(s)

Antifungal resistance and susceptibility

Resumo

The purpose of this study was to develop and test a Clostridium difficile -associated disease (CDAD) grading system based on presenting symptoms in allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients. Patients with severe CDAD had significantly shorter median survival times and more adverse outcomes than patients with mild or moderate CDAD.

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