Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory factors related to Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea in an elderly hospitalized population. A case-control study;Factores epidemiológicos, clínicos y analíticos asociados a diarrea por Clostridium difficile en población anciana hospitalizada. Estudio de casos y controles

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 257-262

  Pareja Sierra, Teresa ^a   Calvo, Mercedes Hornillos ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GUADALAJARA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Diarrhoea; Elderly; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLAVULANIC ACID; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 35348905572     PISSN: 0211139X     EISSN: 15781747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0211-139X(07)73560-6     Document Type: Article

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