Clostridium difficile colitis in lung transplantation

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 245-251

  Gunderson, C C ^a   Gupta, M R ^b   Lopez, F ^a   Lombard, G A ^b   LaPlace, S G ^c   Taylor, D E ^c   Dhillon, G S ^d   Valentine, V G ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome; Clostridium difficile colitis; Infection; Lung transplantation; Rejection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; CHILD; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 47849118754     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2008.00305.x     Document Type: Article

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