Diagnosis and management of pseudomembranous colitis and Clostridium difficile-associated disease

Primary Care Update for Ob/Gyns

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 219-228

  Boardman, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACITRACIN; COLESTIPOL; COLESTYRAMINE; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; REVIEW; TOXIC MEGACOLON; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031712494     PISSN: 1068607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1068-607X(98)00154-1     Document Type: Article

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