Parasites in nosocomial diarrhoea: Are they underestimated?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 283-285

  Aygun, Gokhan ^a   Yilmaz, M ^a   Yasar, H ^a   Aslan, M ^a   Polat, E ^a   Midilli, K ^a   Ozturk, R ^a   Altas, K ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

3 day rule; Clostridium difficile; Nosocomial diarrhoea; Parasites

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; TROPHOZOITE; YEAST;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CROSS INFECTION; DIARRHEA; FECES; GIARDIA; HUMANS;

EID: 20344375907     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.12.001     Document Type: Article

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