Epidemic risk of disease associated with a new strain of clostridium difficile;Riesgo epidémico de la enfermedad asociada a una nueva cepa de Clostridium difficile

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 278-284

  Arteaga, Alejandro ^a   Santa Olalla, Patricia ^b   Sierra, M José ^b   Limia, Aurora ^b   Cortés, Marta ^b   Amela, Carmen ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^b MINISTERIO DE SANIDAD Y CONSUMO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile 027; Clostridium difficile associated disease; Nosocomial outbreaks

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CLINDAMYCIN; EXOTOXIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; NORTH AMERICA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 67349169985     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: 15781852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2008.01.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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