Epidemiology, risk factors and prevention of nosocomial Clostridium difficile infections;Epidemiologie, facteurs de risque et prevention des infections nosocomiales a Clostridium difficile

Pathologie Biologie

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 745-755

  Barbut, F ^a   Petit, J C ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Diarrhea; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTAMINATION; CROSS INFECTION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LENGTH OF STAY; PATHOGENESIS; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; BACTERIAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL; MICROBIOLOGY;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DIARRHEA; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033747920     PISSN: 03698114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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