Epidemiology and outcomes of clostridial bacteremia at a tertiary-care institution

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Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages 144-148

  Shah, Monica ^a   Bishburg, Eliahu ^a   Baran, David A ^a   Chan, Trini ^a  

^a NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobe; Antibiotics; Bacteremia; Clostridium; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM INNOCUUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FEMALE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLOSTRIDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM INNOCUUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM;

CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 63649130239     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2009.21     Document Type: Conference Paper

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