Prophylactic antibiotics and Clostridium difficile infection

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 93-94

  Mukhtar, S ^a   Shaker, H ^a   Basarab, A ^a   Byrne, J P ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG USE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WARD;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS;

EID: 33746723465     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.05.006     Document Type: Letter

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