Clostridioides difficile infection in Saudi Arabia: Prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes in a tertiary hospital setting

• Abdullah M. Aldhaif,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization

  Affiliation Molecular and Medical Microbiology Laboratory, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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• Mohammed A. Al-Garni,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Molecular and Medical Microbiology Laboratory, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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• Ahmed A. Muyidi ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: aamoaaydi@kfmcity.med.sa

  Affiliation Molecular and Medical Microbiology Laboratory, King Faisal Medical City, Abha, Saudi Arabia

  https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5681-0510

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• Mohammed H. Makkawi

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Medical Laboratory Science, Applied Science Medical College, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia

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