# Community-acquired Clostridium difficile: epidemiology, ribotype, risk factors, hospital and intensive care unit outcomes, and current and emerging therapies

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/community-acquired-clostridium-difficile-epidemiology-ribotype-risk-factors/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Emmanuel Ofori,Daryl Ramai,Manish Dhawan,Fatima Ahmed Mohamed Mustafa,James Gasperino,Madhavi Reddy |
| Citations | 123 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.01.015 |
| Fields | Immunology and Microbiology,Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2795119705 |
| PMID | 29410012 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2018 |

## Paper authors

- [Daryl Ramai](https://scholariq.org/researchers/daryl-ramai/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research](https://scholariq.org/topics/clostridium-difficile-and-clostridium-perfringens-research/)

## Paper topics

- [Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research](https://scholariq.org/topics/clostridium-difficile-and-clostridium-perfringens-research/)
- [Antibiotic Use and Resistance](https://scholariq.org/topics/antibiotic-use-and-resistance/)
- [Nosocomial Infections in ICU](https://scholariq.org/topics/nosocomial-infections-in-icu/)

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