Investigation of critical care unit utilization and mortality in patients infected with Clostridium difficile

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 282-286

  Gasperino, James ^a   Garala, Maya ^a   Cohen, Hillel W ^a   Kvetan, Vladimir ^a   Currie, Brian ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Foundation for Applied Epidemiology   (United States)

Author keywords

C difficile; Intensive care; Mortality

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; COHORT STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIBOTYPING; RISK;

EID: 77953322746     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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