What is the true burden of Clostridium difficile disease?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 196-197

  Wren, M W D ^a   Coen, P G ^a   Shetty, N P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE CARRIER; DRUG SAFETY; FECES ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; ENTEROTOXINS; FECES; HUMANS;

EID: 35148823755     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.08.004     Document Type: Letter

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