Clostridium difficile and horses: A review

Reviews and Research in Medical Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Magdesian, K Gary ^a   Madigan, John E ^a   Hirsh, Dwight C ^a   Jang, Spenser S ^a   Tang, Yajarayma J ^a   Carpenter, Tim E ^a   Hansen, Laurie M ^a   Silva, Joe ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic associated; Clostridium difficile; Colitis; Equine; Horse; Nosocomial

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIARRHEA; DISEASE COURSE; HORSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0031468329     PISSN: 0954139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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