C. difficile infection (CDI) in a long-term acute care facility (LTAC)

Anaerobe

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 241-243

  Goldstein, Ellie J C ^a,b   Polonsky, Jessica ^a   Touzani, M'hammed ^b   Citron, Diane M ^a  

^a R M ALDEN RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Kindred Hospital Los Angeles   (United States)

Author keywords

C. difficile diarrhea; CDI; Long term acute care hospital (LTAC)

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CROSS INFECTION; DIARRHEA; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FECES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

EID: 70450270595     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2009.06.009     Document Type: Article

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