Factors associated with nosocomial diarrhea in patients with enteral tube feeding

Nutricion Hospitalaria

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 500-504

  Trabal Vílchez, Joan ^a   Leyes, P ^a   Hervas S ^a   Herrera, M ^a   De Tallo Forga Ma ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anti bacterial agents; Cross infection; Diarrhea; Enteral nutrition

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHOLESTEROL; CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PREALBUMIN; PROTEIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TUBE FEEDING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; DIARRHEA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 55249100975     PISSN: 02121611     EISSN: 16995198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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