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A Review of Clostridium difficile Infection at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Jamaica

Issue: 
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2014.180
Pages: 
413–8
Synopsis: 
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) per total stool samples and per total admissions increased at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Jamaica. Although most cases were nosocomial, there was a greater than expected frequency of community acquired CDI. Ceftazidime was the most common antibiotic associated with CDI.

ABSTRACT

Objectives: This study examined the frequency of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) among hospital admission and diarrhoeal stool samples over a six-year period.

Accepted: 
11 Aug, 2014
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e-Published: 04 May, 2015

Whipple's Disease in an Afro-Caribbean National

Issue: 
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2012.220
Pages: 
101–4

 ABSTRACT

Accepted: 
25 Jul, 2012
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e-Published: 06 Jan, 2014
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