Increased incidence of Clostridium difficile infection [3]

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 78-79

  Boswell, T C ^a   Nye, K J ^a   Smith, E G ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; MACROLIDE;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0031779887     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(98)90249-3     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

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2. The British Thoracic Society Guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults admitted to hospital Br J Hosp Med 49 1993 346 350
3. EM Jones BL Kirkpatrick R Feeney DS Reeves AP MacGowan Hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile diarrhoea Lancet 349 1997 1176 1177
4. C McNulty M Logan IP Donald Successful control of Clostridium difficile infection in an elderly care unit through use of a restrictive antibiotic policy J Antimicrob Chemother 40 1997 707 711