Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea: Frequency of detection in a medical center of Buenos Aires, Argentina;Diarrea asociada a Clostridium difficile: Frecuencia de detección en un centro médico de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Revista Argentina de Microbiologia

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 101-107

  Fernandez Canigia, L ^a   Nazar, J ^a   Arce, M ^a   Dadamio, J ^a   Smayevsky, J ^a   Bianchini, H ^a  

^a CEMIC   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antibiotic associated diarrhea; Chlostridium difficile

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CARBAPENEM; CEFALEXIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B; FRUCTOSE; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; SULFONAMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARGENTINA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CROSS INFECTION; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FECES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPERINFECTION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0034899031     PISSN: 03257541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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