Clostridium difficile colitis in children following lung transplantation

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 651-656

  Rosen, J B ^a   Schecter, M G ^a   Heinle, J S ^a   McKenzie, E D ^a   Morales, D L ^a   Dishop, M K ^a   Danziger Isakov, L ^b   Mallory, G B ^a   Elidemir, O ^c  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Greenville Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; colitis; immunosuppression; lung transplantation; pseudomembranous

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; HYDROCORTISONE; METRONIDAZOLE; STEROID; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CHILD; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954464053     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2010.01314.x     Document Type: Article

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