The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
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J Assoc Physicians India · Nov 2012
Biography Historical ArticleMedical philately. Discovery of anaesthesia- intriguing story.
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J Assoc Physicians India · Nov 2012
Incidence of Clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea in a tertiary care hospital.
Rampant and injudicious use of broad spectrum antibiotics in hospitalized patients has increased the incidence of Clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea (CDAD). Though antibiotic use is the best known risk factor for CDAD, the occurrence of community acquired C. difficile suggests the presence of other risk factors too. However CDAD is still under-recognized in India and Asia. Therefore we undertook a prospective study to determine the incidence of Clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea in our hospital. ⋯ The incidence of CDAD in our hospital was 10% of the 50 patients with AAD. The asymptomatic carriage rate was 6%. All the cases had mild to moderate diarrhoea and were responsive to metronidazole unlike the west where the incidence is higher and the disease more severe.