Clostridium difficile Strain NAP-1 Is Not Associated With Severe Disease in a Nonepidemic Setting

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Cloud, Jeffrey ^a   Noddin, Laura ^b   Pressman, Amanda ^c   Hu, Mary ^b   Kelly, Ciaran ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; METRONIDAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RISK FACTOR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 67949102239     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2009.05.018     Document Type: Article

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