Clostridium difficile infection: Historic review

Anaerobe

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 227-229

  Bartlett, John G ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

C. difficile; Metronidazole; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANAEROBIC INFECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DIARRHEA; FECES MICROFLORA; GAS GANGRENE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CRICETINAE; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN; YOUNG ADULT;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

EID: 70450228628     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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