Differential yield of pathogens from stool testing of nosocomial versus community-acquired paediatric diarrhea

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 421-428

  Deorari, Savita ^a   McConnell, Athena ^a   Tan, Kah Kee ^a   Jadavji, Nadeem ^a   Ma, Doreen ^a   Church, Deirdre ^a,b   Katzko, Gary ^a   Grant Gall, D ^b   Jadavji, Taj ^a,b   Dele Davies, H ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community acquired infections; Diarrhea; Enteropathogens; Nosocomial infections

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITOSIS; ROTAVIRUS; SCREENING; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0033392475     PISSN: 11802332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1999/716047     Document Type: Article

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