Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile-associated infections

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 405-410

  Barbut, F ^a   Petit, J C ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Colitis; Diarrhea; Epidemiology; Nosocomial infections

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE DERIVATIVE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B; ENEMA; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PRISTINAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIARRHEA; DISINFECTION; EPIDEMIC; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; LENGTH OF STAY; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NONHUMAN; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; RISK FACTOR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

EID: 0035436311     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1198-743X.2001.00289.x     Document Type: Article

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