Diagnostic approach to Clostridium difficile infection

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 137-139

  Vaishnavi, Chetana ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BARIUM ENEMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COLON BIOPSY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REINFECTION; RELAPSE; RISK FACTOR; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TOXIC MEGACOLON; ACUTE ABDOMEN; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; DIARRHEA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DIARRHEA; HUMANS;

EID: 79952278767     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: 02548860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12664-010-0038-8     Document Type: Editorial

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