Erschienen in:
01.09.2013 | Infectious Diseases in the Elderly (SF Bradley, Section Editor)
Changing Epidemiology and Control of Clostridium difficile in Older Adults
verfasst von:
Natasha Bagdasarian, Krishna Rao, Preeti N. Malani
Erschienen in:
Current Geriatrics Reports
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Ausgabe 3/2013
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Abstract
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) presents unique clinical challenges among older adults. Older patients tend to have more severe disease, more treatment failures, and higher rates of relapse. As the burden of CDI in older adults continues to grow, better paradigms for the prevention and treatment of CDI in this vulnerable population will be essential. In this review, we offer an overview of the changing epidemiology of C. difficile, with a review of CDI prevention, diagnosis and treatment, with a focus on older patients.