Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Clostridium difficile Infection

by Erik R. Dubberke, MD, MSPH, Curtis J. Donskey, MD

Overview

Clostridium difficile has joined the ranks of the “super bugs” that are often resistant to antimicrobials and are flourishing in hospitals and long-term care facilities. This new handbook, written by two leading infectious disease experts, examines the epidemiology of C difficile infection, its increasing prevalence worldwide, and the options for treatment and prevention. The practice-based handbook includes the latest information about surveillance strategies and effective therapies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935103325
Publisher:	Handbooks in Health Care Co.
Publication date:	01/24/2012
Sold by:	De Marque
Format:	eBook
Pages:	174
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Washington School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri

Associate Professor of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Infectious Diseases Section,
Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio