Recurrent clostridium difficile disease: Epidemiology and clinical characteristics

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-50

  McFarland, Lynne V ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOGENICITY; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0032614375     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501553     Document Type: Article

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