Microbiology, epidemiology and diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection

Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 250, Issue , 2000, Pages 1-33

  Brazier, J S ^a   Borriello, S P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIN;

BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COUNTER IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; ECOLOGY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

EID: 0033911965     PISSN: 0070217X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-06272-2_1     Document Type: Review

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