Risk factors for acquisition of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea among outpatients at a cancer hospital

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 680-684

  Palmore, Tara N ^a   Sohn, SeJean ^b   Malak, Sharp F ^c   Eagan, Janet ^b   Sepkowitz, Kent A ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; RISK FACTOR; SOLID TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; OUTPATIENTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 23844558284     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502602     Document Type: Article

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