Abstract

Objective: Retrospectively, we evaluated clinical characteristics of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) after surgery for the gastric and colorectal cancer. Methods: We surveyed the sum total of surgery for the gastric and colorectal cancer and picked out postoperative CDI in the Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital and affiliated hospitals in 2014. Results: The incidence of CDI after surgery for the gastric and colorectal cancer was 1.2%. In the Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital, CDI occurred in 27 inpatients in all wards, two of them affected CDI after gastrointestinal surgery. Conclusions: The incidence of CDI after gastrointestinal surgery in this study was low as well as past reports. In order to perceive precise incidence and clinical influence of CDI, we plan to conduct a perspective clinical trial in cooperation with affiliated hospitals

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