Isolation of non-toxigenic strains of Clostridium difficile from cases of diarrhea among patients hospitalized in hematology/oncology ward

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 197-200

  Martirosian, Gayane ^a,b   Szczȩsny, Adam ^c   Cohen, Stuart H ^c   Silva Jr , Joseph ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Diarrhea; Non toxigenic strains

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE DERIVATIVE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; CYTOSTATIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; LINCOSAMIDE DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE COURSE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; ONCOLOGY; TOXICITY;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; FECES; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

EID: 6044257843     PISSN: 01371320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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