Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in HIV-infected patients: Epidemiology and risk factors

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 176-181

  Barbut, Frédéric ^a   Meynard, Jean Luc ^a   Guiguet, Marguerite ^b   Avesani, Véronique ^c   Bochet, Marie Valérie ^a   Meyohas, Marie Caroline ^a   Delmée, Michel ^c   Tilleul, Patrick ^a   Frottier, Jacques ^a   Petit, Jean Claude ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Diarrhea; Human immunodeficiency virus; Serotyping

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030726256     PISSN: 10779450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199711010-00006     Document Type: Article

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