Prospective study of toxigenic Clostridium difficile in children given amoxicillin/clavulanate for otitis media

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 514-519

  Mitchell, Douglas K ^a   Van, Rory ^a   Mason, Elizabeth H ^c   Norris, David M ^b   Pickering, Larry K ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^c US Naval Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

antibiotic; antibiotic associated diarrhea; Clostridium difficile; diarrhea; otitis media; toxigenic

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CLAVULANIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLAVULANIC ACIDS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FECES; HUMANS; INFANT; OTITIS MEDIA; PENICILLINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0029992402     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199606000-00008     Document Type: Article

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