Management of C. difficile infection in IBD

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 253-256

  Binion, David G ^a   Hanauer, Stephen B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; STEROID; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA ANTIBODY; VANCOMYCIN;

ADD ON THERAPY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COLITIS; COLON RESECTION; DETERIORATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ENTERITIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LACTOBACILLUS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MORTALITY; NOTE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PROCTOCOLECTOMY; RELAPSE; SACCHAROMYCES BOULARDII;

EID: 66949181205     PISSN: 15547914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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