title: Clostridium difficile: the emerging epidemic.
authors.forename: Nasia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Safdar
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents