Clostridium difficile infection is a risk factor for bacteremia due to vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in VRE-colonized patients with acute leukemia

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1056-1059

  Roghmann, Mary Claire ^a   McCarter Jr , Robert J ^b   Brewrink, Jeanine ^b   Cross, Alan S ^b   Glenn Morris Jr , J ^b  

^a VA Maryland Health Care Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANCER PATIENT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0030831050     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516112     Document Type: Article

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