Erschienen in:
19.03.2019
Functional and Cognitive Status in Clostridium difficile Infection in the Hospitalized Elderly: a Retrospective Study of Two Sites
verfasst von:
Maria-Jose Fernandez-Cotarelo, MD, PhD, Stephanie E. Nagy-Agren, MD, Mark E. Smolkin, MS, Leticia Jimenez-Diez-Canseco, MD, Maria-Teresa Perez-Pomata, MD, Brian V. Shenal, PhD, Cirle A. Warren, MD
Erschienen in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Ausgabe 8/2019
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Excerpt
Advanced age is a risk factor for
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), and older patients have more severe CDI and worse outcome.
1‐3 We investigated whether CDI in the elderly is associated with functional and cognitive decline, and mortality. …