Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in a pediatric hospital

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 347-352

  Spivack, Jordan G ^b   Eppes, Stephen C ^a   Klein, Joel D ^a  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0042347606     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992280304200407     Document Type: Article

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