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Epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile infection at a tertiary care facility in Saudi Arabia
Results of prospective surveillance
Naoufel M. Kaabia, Hanadi Al Basha, Dalal A. Bukhari, Nabiha Bouafia, Aeshah N. Al Qahtani, Ahmad M. Alshahrani, Ismail M. Aboushanab and Abdulrahman N. Al Odayani
Saudi Medical Journal February 2024, 45 (2) 188-193; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.2.20230398
Naoufel M. Kaabia
From the Infection Control and Prevention Centre of Excellence (Kaabia, Al Basha, Bukhari, Bouafia, Al Qahtani, Aboushanab, Al Odayani), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, and from the Department of specialty? (Alshahrani), Al Maarefa University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MDHanadi Al Basha
From the Infection Control and Prevention Centre of Excellence (Kaabia, Al Basha, Bukhari, Bouafia, Al Qahtani, Aboushanab, Al Odayani), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, and from the Department of specialty? (Alshahrani), Al Maarefa University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MDDalal A. Bukhari
From the Infection Control and Prevention Centre of Excellence (Kaabia, Al Basha, Bukhari, Bouafia, Al Qahtani, Aboushanab, Al Odayani), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, and from the Department of specialty? (Alshahrani), Al Maarefa University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MScNabiha Bouafia
From the Infection Control and Prevention Centre of Excellence (Kaabia, Al Basha, Bukhari, Bouafia, Al Qahtani, Aboushanab, Al Odayani), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, and from the Department of specialty? (Alshahrani), Al Maarefa University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MDAeshah N. Al Qahtani
From the Infection Control and Prevention Centre of Excellence (Kaabia, Al Basha, Bukhari, Bouafia, Al Qahtani, Aboushanab, Al Odayani), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, and from the Department of specialty? (Alshahrani), Al Maarefa University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MEAhmad M. Alshahrani
From the Infection Control and Prevention Centre of Excellence (Kaabia, Al Basha, Bukhari, Bouafia, Al Qahtani, Aboushanab, Al Odayani), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, and from the Department of specialty? (Alshahrani), Al Maarefa University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MDIsmail M. Aboushanab
From the Infection Control and Prevention Centre of Excellence (Kaabia, Al Basha, Bukhari, Bouafia, Al Qahtani, Aboushanab, Al Odayani), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, and from the Department of specialty? (Alshahrani), Al Maarefa University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
PhDAbdulrahman N. Al Odayani
From the Infection Control and Prevention Centre of Excellence (Kaabia, Al Basha, Bukhari, Bouafia, Al Qahtani, Aboushanab, Al Odayani), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, and from the Department of specialty? (Alshahrani), Al Maarefa University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile infection at a tertiary care facility in Saudi Arabia
Naoufel M. Kaabia, Hanadi Al Basha, Dalal A. Bukhari, Nabiha Bouafia, Aeshah N. Al Qahtani, Ahmad M. Alshahrani, Ismail M. Aboushanab, Abdulrahman N. Al Odayani
Saudi Medical Journal Feb 2024, 45 (2) 188-193; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2024.45.2.20230398
Epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile infection at a tertiary care facility in Saudi Arabia
Naoufel M. Kaabia, Hanadi Al Basha, Dalal A. Bukhari, Nabiha Bouafia, Aeshah N. Al Qahtani, Ahmad M. Alshahrani, Ismail M. Aboushanab, Abdulrahman N. Al Odayani
Saudi Medical Journal Feb 2024, 45 (2) 188-193; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2024.45.2.20230398
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