Recurrent extraintestinal Clostridium difficile infection [4]

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 770-771

  Bedimo, Roger ^a   Weinstein, Jeffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b South Dayton Acute Care Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; SPLEEN ABSCESS; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 0038771920     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(03)00184-0     Document Type: Letter

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