Waterlow score to predict patients at risk of developing Clostridium difficile-associated disease

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 239-244

  Tanner, J ^a,b   Khan, D ^a   Anthony, D ^a   Paton, J ^c  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Risk assessment tool; Waterlow score

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDITY; WATERLOW SCORE;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 59649109714     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.11.017     Document Type: Article

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