Clostridium difficile infections related to antibiotic use and infection control facilities in two university hospitals

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 202-206

  Berild, Dag ^a   Smaabrekke, L ^b   Halvorsen, D S ^b   Lelek, M ^a   Stahlsberg, E M ^b   Ringertz, S H ^a  

^a AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Clostridium difficile; Infection control; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; AZTREONAM; CARBAPENEM; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DICLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; MACROLIDE; MECILLINAM; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROFURANTOIN; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V; PIVAMPICILLIN; PIVMECILLINAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BED OCCUPANCY; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; DIARRHEA; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; LENGTH OF STAY; NORWAY;

EID: 0141888936     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(03)00149-X     Document Type: Article

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