WSES guidelines for management of Clostridium difficile infection in surgical patients
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Abstract
In the last two decades there have been dramatic changes in the epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), with increases in incidence and severity of disease in many countries worldwide. The incidence of CDI has also increased in surgical patients. Optimization of management of C difficile, has therefore become increasingly urgent. An international multidisciplinary panel of experts prepared evidenced-based World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) guidelines for management of CDI in surgical patients.
DOI
10.1186/s13017-015-0033-6
Publication Date
8-20-2015
Recommended Citation
Sartelli, Massimo; Malangoni, Mark A.; Abu-Zidan, Fikri M.; Griffiths, Ewen A.; Di Bella, Stefano; McFarland, Lynne V.; Eltringham, Ian; Shelat, Vishal G.; Velmahos, George C.; Kelly, Ciarán P.; Khanna, Sahil; Abdelsattar, Zaid M.; Alrahmani, Layan; Ansaloni, Luca; Augustin, Goran; Bala, Miklosh; Barbut, Frédéric; Ben-Ishay, Offir; Bhangu, Aneel; Biffl, Walter L.; Brecher, Stephen M.; Camacho-Ortiz, Adrián; Caínzos, Miguel A.; Canterbury, Laura A.; Catena, Fausto; Chan, Shirley; Cherry-Bukowiec, Jill R.; Clanton, Jesse; Coccolini, Federico; Cocuz, Maria Elena; Coimbra, Raul; Cook, Charles H.; and Cui, Yunfeng, "WSES guidelines for management of Clostridium difficile infection in surgical patients" (2015). Pharmacy Practice Faculty Publications. 525.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-015-0033-6
https://collections.uhsp.edu/pharm-practice_pubs/525