Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	3457
Country	France

Received	2013-05-01 13:36
Peer-Review Started	2013-05-03 13:24
To Make the First Decision	2013-05-28 12:04
Return for Revision	2013-05-28 16:10
Revised	2013-06-07 05:56
Second Decision	2013-07-10 10:07
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-07-11 12:52
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Category	Infectious Diseases
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	Predictors of Clostridium difficile infection severity in patients hospitalised in medical intensive care
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Nagham Khanafer, Abdoulaye Touré, Cécile Chambrier, Martin Cour, Marie-Elisabeth Reverdy, Laurent Argaud and Philippe Vanhems
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Sanofi Pasteur, France, to Khanafer N
Corresponding Author	Nagham Khanafer, PharmD, MPH, PhD, Epidemiology and Infection Control Unit, Edouard Herriot Hospital, Hospices Civils of Lyon, 69437 Lyon, Cedex 03, France. nagham.khanafer@chu-lyon.fr
Key Words	Clostridium difficile; Health-care associated infection; Hospital-acquired infection; Intensive care unit; Nosocomial infection; Severe Clostridium difficile infection
Core Tip	We reported that male gender, rising serum C-reactive protein level, and previous exposure to fluoroquinolones were independently associated with severe Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in medical intensive care unit. This could help in the development of a quantitative severity score that could fuel comparative effectiveness studies and prospective trials of CDI therapy in critically-ill patients.
Publish Date	2013-12-11 16:13
Citation	Khanafer N, Touré A, Chambrier C, Cour M, Reverdy ME, Argaud L, Vanhems P. Predictors of Clostridium difficile infection severity in patients hospitalised in medical intensive care. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(44): 8034-8041
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i44/8034.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i44.8034

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