Clostridium difficile colitis in a health care worker: Case report and review of the literature

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 178-180

  Dorn, Spencer D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLITIS; DIALYSIS; DIARRHEA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DIVERTICULOSIS; ENDOSCOPY; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLITIS; COLON; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 58149308145     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-008-0330-y     Document Type: Article

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