Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea in the elderly patient;Diarrea asociada a Clostridium difficile en el paciente antiano

Revista Clinica Espanola

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 86-90

  Pareja Sierra, T ^a   Hornillos Calvo, M ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GUADALAJARA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL TOXIN; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE; METRONIDAZOLE; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLITIS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PROPHYLAXIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 33947505557     PISSN: 00142565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13100203     Document Type: Article

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