A multicenter study of Clostridium difficile infection-related colectomy, 2000-2006

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 470-476

  Kasper, Amelia M ^a   Nyazee, Humaa A ^a   Yokoe, Deborah S ^b   Mayer, Jeanmarie ^c   Mangino, Julie E ^d   Khan, Yosef M ^d   Hota, Bala ^e   Fraser, Victoria J ^a   Dubberke, Erik R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; COLECTOMY; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859363607     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/665318     Document Type: Article

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