A severity score index for clostridium difficile infection

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 376-378

  Velazquez Gomez, Iris ^a   Rocha Rodriguez, Rene ^a   Toro, Doris H ^a   Gutierrez Nuez, Jose J ^a   Gonzalez, Glenda ^a   Saavedra, Sonia ^a  

^a VA Caribbean Healthcare System Puerto Rico   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 67649974442     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IPC.0b013e318182557f     Document Type: Article

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