Audit of the laboratory diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection in the UK

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 282-286

  Cooke, R P D ^a   Collins, J ^b   Galloway, A ^b   Holland, D ^c   Trigg, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^b FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Clostridium difficile; Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM TOXIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MEDICAL AUDIT; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES;

EID: 77954541520     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.02.029     Document Type: Article

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