TY - T1 - Clostridium difficile infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease : a case control study SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/305915 T3 - A1 - Vitikainen, Krista; Haapamaki, Johanna; Farkkila, Martti; Anttila, Veli-Jukka; Arkkila, Perttu A2 - PB - Y1 - 2018 LA - eng AB - Objective: Characterization of predisposing factors for Clostridium difficile infection recurrence (rCDI) and outcome in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients.Methods: Clinical characteristics of 167 inflammatory bowel disease patients with Clostridium difficile infection (IBD-CDI cohort) treated in Helsinki University Central Hospital were gathered. Medical history of the last three months preceding a toxin positive CDI test was recorded. Parameters, including ribotype of C. difficile, mort... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Inflammatory bowel disease; ulcerative colitis; Crohn's disease; Clostridium difficile infection; recurrence of C; difficile infection; HOSPITALIZED-PATIENTS; INCREASING INCIDENCE; RISK-FACTORS; DIARRHEA; IMPACT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; METAANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; MANAGEMENT; MORTALITY; 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine N1 - PP - ER -