A case of norovirus and Clostridium difficile infection: casual or causal relationship?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 198-200

  Bignardi, G E ^a   Staples, K ^a   Majmudar, N ^a  

^a SUNDERLAND ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLON DILATATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIARRHEA; ELDERLY CARE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; NOROVIRUS; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRUS INFECTION; VOMITING;

ADP RIBOSE TRANSFERASES; AGED; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; NOROVIRUS;

EID: 35148819353     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.07.001     Document Type: Letter

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