Infection in solid-organ transplant recipients

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 358, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1302-

  Cross, Timothy J S ^a   Berry, Phillip A ^a   Burroughs, Andrew K ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; ANTIULCER AGENT;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER GRAFT REJECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ACID; STRESS ULCER; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; BACTERIAL INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MICROBIOLOGY; NOTE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION;

ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; DIARRHEA; GASTRIC ACID; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS;

EID: 40949087146     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc080060     Document Type: Letter

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