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<journal-id>1870-7203</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta médica Grupo Ángeles]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta méd. Grupo Ángeles]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1870-7203</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Grupo Ángeles, Servicios de Salud]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1870-72032023000400368</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35366/112648</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Clostridioides difficile]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Clostridioides difficile]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
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<surname><![CDATA[Díaz Greene]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Enrique Juan]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Corona Deschamps]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Axel]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Katsuda Montaño]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yukari Alejandra]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Reyes Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cynthia Lizbeth]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Angeles Pedregal Departamento de Educación Médica ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Angeles Pedregal  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Angeles Pedregal  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>21</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>368</fpage>
<lpage>371</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1870-72032023000400368&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1870-72032023000400368&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1870-72032023000400368&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: Clostridioides difficile se reconoce como la causa más común de diarrea nosocomial y representa un reto en términos de salud pública. Cincuenta a 75% de las colitis por Clostridioides difficile se relaciona con el uso de antibióticos. Como tratamiento antibiótico se puede utilizar la fidaxomicina, el metronidazol o la vancomicina.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: Clostridioides difficile is recognized as the most common cause of nosocomial diarrhea and represents a challenge in public health. 50 to 75% of Clostridioides difficile colitis is related to the use of antibiotics. Fidaxomicin, metronidazole, or vancomycin can be used as antibiotic treatment.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Clostridioides difficile]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[diarrea nosocomial]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fidaxomicina]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Clostridioides difficile]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[nosocomial diarrhea]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[fidaxomicin]]></kwd>
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