Clostridium difficile colitis: A possible cause of unexplained elevation of serum alkaline phosphatase levels in patients with AIDS

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1248-1249

  Steinlauf, Adam F ^a   Traube, Morris ^a   Neitlich, Jeffrey D ^a   Cooney, Elizabeth L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLITIS; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031900612     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/598366     Document Type: Article

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