A national survey of the prevalence and impact of Clostridium difficile infection among hospitalized inflammatory bowel disease patients

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1443-1450

  Nguyen, Geoffrey C ^a,b,d   Kaplan, Gilaad G ^c   Harris, Mary L ^b   Brant, Steven R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COST OF ILLNESS; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44949261865     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01780.x     Document Type: Review

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