Clostridium difficile enteritis after colectomy

American Surgeon

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1203-1206

  Causey, M Wayne ^a   Spencer, Michael P ^b   Steele, Scott R ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; LOPERAMIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COLITIS; COLON RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILEITIS; ILEOSTOMY; MALE; PROCTOCOLECTOMY; REVIEW; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLECTOMY; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEOSTOMY; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 73449110950     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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