Clostridium difficile-associated disease acquired in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 263-267

  Musa, Saif A ^a   Moran, Carl ^a   Thomson, Sam J ^a   Cowan, Matthew L ^a   McAnulty, Greg ^a   Grounds, Michael ^a   Rahman, Tony Manibur ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cardiac care facilities; Clostridium difficile; Clostridium difficile associated disease; critical care

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; ENDOTOXIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

AGED; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CORONARY CARE UNITS; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79954415088     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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