Clostridium difficile infections in a tertiary hospital: Value of surveillance

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 328-329

  Lekalakala, M R ^a   Lewis, E ^b   Hoosen, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b STEVE BIKO ACADEMIC HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN; TCDA PROTEIN, CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FECES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARDS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROTOXINS; FECES; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77954537318     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.03.016     Document Type: Letter

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