Gastroenterology
Clostridium difficile: New Challenges for an Old Foe
by Glenn S Tillotson, Karl Weiss
Description
Clostridium difficile is one of the most important causes of infectious diarrhea in developed countries, and infection can sometimes be life-threatening. The incidence of infection is on the rise and becoming a major concern, particularly with respect to healthcare-associated diarrhea. This book of nine chapters provides an overview of the organism and the infection it causes, highlighting the burden of disease for the patient and for healthcare systems. The book addresses diagnosis and treatment of infection, and explores prospects for future disease management and infection control.
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Bibliographic Information
- Publisher/Imprint Future Medicine Ltd / Clostridium difficile: New Challenges for an Old Foe
- Publication Date August 2013
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781780843155
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatEbook
- Primary Price 155 GBP
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
