Clostridium difficile and acute respiratory distress syndrome

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 265-268

  Jacob, Sindhu S ^a,b,d   Sebastian, Justin C ^b,c   Hiorns, Debra ^b   Jacob, Sony ^a,b   Mukerjee, Prashant K ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG INFILTRATE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS;

ADULT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 3042784604     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2004.04.003     Document Type: Article

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