Quinolone use as a risk factor for nosocomial Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 572-575

  Yip, Clarwyn ^a   Loeb, Mark ^a,b   Salama, Suzette ^a   Moss, Lorraine ^a   Olde, Jan ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Hamilton Civics Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; QUINOLONE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK;

EID: 0035192615     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501954     Document Type: Article

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