Clostridium difficile colitis

Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-17

  Trudel, Judith L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic associated colitis; Clostridium difficile; Pseudomembranous enterocolitis

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE PLUS DIPHENOXYLATE; BACITRACIN; COLESTIPOL; COLESTYRAMINE; ENEMA; LOPERAMIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLITIS; COLON PERFORATION; COLON RESECTION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG INDICATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENTEROCOLITIS; HUMAN; HYGIENE; ILEOSTOMY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; RELAPSE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TOXIC MEGACOLON; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 33847668756     PISSN: 15310043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-970195     Document Type: Article

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