Proton pump inhibitors are an independent risk factor for an increased length of hospital stay in patients with Clostridium difficile infection

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 171-172

  Nachnani, Jagdish S ^a,c   Bulchandani, Deepti ^a   Allen, Mark J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57349119820     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: 02548860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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