Clostridium difficile cytotoxin B in adults with diarrhea: A comparison of patients treated or not treated with antibiotics prior to infection

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 447-450

  Svenungsson, B ^a   Lagergren, A ^a   Lundberg, A ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; Clostridium difficile; Enteritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B; CYTOTOXIN; FUSIDIC ACID; METRONIDAZOLE; TROVAFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAVEL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

EID: 0035436325     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2001.00314.x     Document Type: Article

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