Serum albumin in risk assessment for Clostridium difficile

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 378-379

  Anthony, D M ^a   Reynolds, T ^b   Paton, J ^b   Rafter, L ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

AGE; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 61349101774     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.12.003     Document Type: Letter

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