Evaluation of inpatients Clostridium difficile prevalence and risk factors in Cameroon.

Ingrid Cécile DjuikoueErnest TamboGildas TazemdaOmer NjajouDenise MakoudjouVanessa SokengMorelle WandjiCharlène TomiAubain NanfackAudrey DayomoSuzie LacmagoFalubert TassadjoRaissa Talla SipowoCaroline KakamAicha Bibiane DjokoClement Nguedia AssobAntoine AndremontFrédéric Barbut

Published in: Infectious diseases of poverty (2020)

The prevalence of C. difficile infections (CDI) remain high in these settings and may be related not only to permanent steroids and antibiotics. Promoting education to both medical staff and patients on the prevalence and public health impact of C. difficile can be core inimproving rationale prescription of steroids and antibiotics to patients and promote human health and exponential growth in Cameroon.

Keyphrases

clostridium difficile
public health
end stage renal disease
human health
ejection fraction
healthcare
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
risk assessment
risk factors
peritoneal dialysis
long term care