Clostridium difficile infection and concurrent vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus stool colonization in a health care worker: Case report and review of the literature

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 54-56

  Ray, Amy J ^a   Donskey, Curtis J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b Infectious Diseases Section   (United States)

^c LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PERFORMANCE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0037320257     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2003.48     Document Type: Article

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