Clostridium difficile causing acute renal failure: Case presentation and review

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1245-1247

  Arrich, Jasmin ^a   Sodeck, Gottfried H ^a   Sengögle, Gürkan ^a   Konnaris, Christoforos ^a   Müllner, Marcus ^a   Laggner, Anton N ^a   Domanovits, Hans ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Clostridium difficile; Diarrhea

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONVALESCENCE; DEHYDRATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELDERLY CARE; FECES ANALYSIS; FLUID THERAPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14844347828     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i8.1245     Document Type: Article

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