CAGS Clinical Practice Committee report: the science of Clostridium difficile and surgery

• DOI: 10.1503/cjs.018413
• Publication Date: 2013-12-05T15:43:54Z
• Authors: Shahzeer Karmali; Michael Laffin; Christopher de Gara
• Keywords: Clostridium Infections; C difficile

Clostridium difficile is emerging as a major infectious disease threat worldwide. The incidence of C. infection (CDI) has exponentially increased globally, and the profile patients at risk changed in past decade.[1][1] Severe CDI outbreaks due to new, hypervirulent strains have