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Incidence of Clostridium Difficile Infection in Skilled Nursing Facility Residents Treated with Antibiotics Compared to Treatment with Antibiotics and Probiotics

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Identifier: 190 - 01 - 04 - Incidence of Clostridium

Overview

Publisher: Clarion, Pa. : Clarion University of Pennsylvania ; Edinboro, Pa. : Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Publication Date: 2018

Format: 1 online resource (vii, 33 pages).

Description:

Does the use of probiotic supplements in residents of a skilled nursing facility in western Pennsylvania receiving antibiotic therapy reduce the incidence of CDI? This retrospective study reviewed electronic medical records of 164 residents in a skilled nursing facility, including residents receiving antibiotics and those receiving antibiotics and probiotics.

Dates

  • 2019

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1 Files

Language of Materials

English