Proton Pump Inhibitors Should be Used with Caution in Critically Ill Patients to Prevent the Risk of Clostridium difficile Infection

Gut Liver. 2016 Jul 15;10(4):493-4. doi: 10.5009/gnl16216.

Authors

Jung Hwa Min¹, You Sun Kim¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Clostridioides difficile*
Clostridium Infections / chemically induced*
Clostridium Infections / microbiology
Clostridium Infections / prevention & control*
Critical Illness / therapy*
Humans
Proton Pump Inhibitors / adverse effects*
Risk Factors

Substances

Proton Pump Inhibitors