Financial burden of hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infection

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-30

  Wilcox, M H ^a,b   Cunniffe, J G ^a   Trundle, C ^a   Redpath, C ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic costs; Clostridium difficile

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CLARITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG COST; FEMALE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0029743975     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(96)90122-X     Document Type: Article

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