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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2008; 14(27): 4338-4341
Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4338
Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4338
Univariate and multivariate analysis of risk factors for severe clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea: Importance of co-morbidity and serum C-reactive protein
Christian Hardt, Franz Ludwig Dumoulin, Department of Medicine, Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Bonn, Bonner Talweg 4-6, Bonn D-53113, Germany
Thomas Berns, Department of Surgery, St.-Agnes-Hospital Bocholt, Barloer Weg 125, Bocholt D-46399, Germany
Wolfgang Treder, Münster Center for Laboratory Diagnostics, Hafenweg 11, Münster D-48155, Germany
Author contributions: Berns T, Hardt C and Dumoulin FL designed the study; Treder W provided relevant microbiology data; Hardt C performed data acquisition; Dumoulin FL and Hardt C analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Franz Ludwig Dumoulin, Professor, MD, Department of Medicine Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Bonn, Bonner Talweg 4-6, Bonn D-53113, Germany. f.dumoulin@gk-bonn.de
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Received: May 6, 2008
Revised: June 16, 2008
Accepted: June 23, 2008
Published online: July 21, 2008
Revised: June 16, 2008
Accepted: June 23, 2008
Published online: July 21, 2008
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