The long-term outcome of treatment of Clostridium difficile colitis [5]

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 523-524

  Musher, Daniel M ^a   Nuila, Franziska ^b   Logan, Nancy ^b  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; METRONIDAZOLE;

CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLITIS; DIARRHEA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REINFECTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; COLITIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547637606     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/520008     Document Type: Letter

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