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Lessons learned from a prolonged outbreak of Clostridium difficile diarrhoea among patients with tuberculosis

H Hoffmann, S Thiel, L Stoiber, K Häußinger, A Neher · Pneumologie · 2009 · Heft 03

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Pneumologie
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H Hoffmann, S Thiel, L Stoiber, K Häußinger, A Neher
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Heft 03 / 2009
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Erschienen: 2009-03-02 00:00:00
ISSN
0934-8387
DOI
10.1055/s-0029-1213875

Zusammenfassung

Clostridium difficile diarrhoea (CDD) is a nosocomial infection. Most routine disinfectants do not kill the spores of the pathogen. CDD is mostly seen in hospitalized patients undergoing antimicrobial therapy. Among classical anti-tuberculosis drugs, only rifampin has been associated with CDD. However, increasing proportions of cases with resistant tuberculosis or infections by non-tuberculous mycobacteria has led to rising consumption of alternative antibiotics like chinolones or macrolides which confer a higher risk of CDD. Accordingly, the risk of CDD among TB patients has risen. In June 2007, a series of cas…

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After Clostridium difficile Clostridium Abdominal Pain Disinfectants Germany Pneumologie