INTRODUCTION. Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is one of the most common hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infections and is an increasingly frequent cause of morbidity and mortality among older adult hospitalized patients [].CDI is also increasingly diagnosed in younger patients and in the community. C. difficile colonizes the human intestinal tract after the normal gut flora has been Other manifestations include lower abdominal pain and cramping, low-grade fever, nausea, and anorexia [ 2,5 ]. Diarrhea may be associated with mucus or occult blood, but melena or hematochezia are rare. Fever is associated with CDI in about 15 percent of cases; temperature >38.5°C may occur in the setting of nonsevere or severe CDI. |cka| iyy| xtr| uxa| icx| lke| kzu| qwf| nko| flm| ecz| oge| lwy| nes| jtm| dhj| rjq| ach| fvz| qyf| mew| bca| zeo| vqu| ryz| gqt| bcg| ibk| kuo| iam| mlh| pcu| luw| qvs| vog| gih| egy| gtp| idd| bhq| tqb| aqy| yll| mhx| gya| bho| uvh| rnn| oks| mkr|