RUWA scoring system: a novel predictive tool for the identification of patients at high risk for complications from Clostridium difficile infection

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 93-94

  Drew, R J ^a   Boyle, B ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; HUMAN ALBUMIN; UREA;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUWA SCORING SYSTEM; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; ENTEROTOXINS; HUMANS; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; LEUKOCYTOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UREA;

EID: 57149144647     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.09.020     Document Type: Letter

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