Simultaneous outbreaks of two strains of toxigenic Clostridium difficile in a general hospital

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-112

  Kyne, L ^a   Merry, C ^a,b   O'Connell, B ^a,b   Harrington, P ^a   Keane, C ^a,b   O'Neill, D ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; FEVER; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MORTALITY; VERNER MORRISON SYNDROME;

EID: 0031938971     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(98)90063-9     Document Type: Article

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