Clostridium difficile-associated Diarrhea in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The prevalence of Clostridium difficile infection is rapidly increasing worldwide, but prevalence is difficult to estimate in developing countries where awareness, diagnostic resources, and surveillance protocols are limited. As diarrhea is the hallmark symptom, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the prevalence and incidence of C. difficile infection in patients in these regions who presented with diarrhea.

Methods

We conducted a systematic literature search of MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, and Latin-American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature databases to identify and analyze data from recent studies providing prevalence or incidence rates of C. difficile-associated diarrhea in developing countries within four regions: Africa-Middle

SUBMITTER: Curcio D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6374231 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature