Multicentre study of the prevalence of toxigenic Clostridium difficile in Korea: Results of a retrospective study 2000-2005

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 697-701

  Shin, Bo Moon ^a   Eun, Young Kuak ^a   Hyeon, Mi Yoo ^a   Eui, Chong Kim ^b   Lee, Kyungwon ^c   Kang, Jung Oak ^d   Dong, Hee Whang ^a   Shin, Jeong Hwan ^a  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^d Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; KOREA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; ENTEROTOXINS; HUMANS; KOREA; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 45249104631     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47771-0     Document Type: Article

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