Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea from a general hospital in Argentina

Anaerobe

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 113-116

  Legaria, M C ^a   Lumelsky, G ^a   Rosetti, S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DURAND   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antibiotic associated diarrhea; Clostridium difficile

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARGENTINA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVALUATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

EID: 0041659320     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1075-9964(03)00088-X     Document Type: Article

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