Prevention of Clostridium difficile-induced ileocecitis with bacteriophage

Anaerobe

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 69-78

  Ramesh, Vijayashree ^a   Fralick, Joe A ^a   Rolfe, Rial D ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic associated diarrhea; Bacteriophage; Clostridium difficile; Ileocecitis; Phage therapy

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CLINDAMYCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIOPHAGE THERAPY; CECUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HAMSTER; INTESTINE INFECTION; INTRAGASTRIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLAQUE FORMING CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH PH;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CRICETINAE;

EID: 0032844901     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anae.1999.0192     Document Type: Article

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