title: Clostridium difficile--associated diseases: comparison of symptomatic infection versus carriage on the basis of risk factors, toxin production, and genotyping results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Provincial Taoyuan General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Perng
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Chi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002353:Carrier State; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique