Single toxin detection is inadequate to diagnose Clostridium difficile diarrhea in pediatric patients

Gastroenterology

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1329-1334

  Kader, H A ^a   Piccoli, D A ^a   Jawad, A F ^a   McGowan, K L ^a   Maller, E S ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; HUMAN; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031788008     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5085(98)70009-5     Document Type: Article

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