Clostridium difficile diarrhea and colitis: A clinical overview

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 503-507

  Taege, Alan J ^a   Adal, Karim A ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLON PERFORATION; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DYSGEUSIA; ENDOSCOPY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEVER; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PANCREAS ABSCESS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TOXIC MEGACOLON;

EID: 0032822257     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.66.8.503     Document Type: Review

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