Clinical importance and representation of toxigenic and non-toxigenic clostridi difficile cultivated from stool samples of hospitalized patients

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 215-223

  Predrag, Stojanovic ^a,b   Branislava, Kocic ^a,b   Miodrag, Stojanovic ^a,c   Biljana, Miljkovic Selimovic ^a,b   Suzana, Tasic ^a,b   Natasa, Miladinovic Tasic ^a,b   Tatjana, Babic ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NI   (Serbia)

^b Institute for Public Health Nis   (Serbia)

^c Center of Biostatistics and medical informatics   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Clostridium Difficile; Diarrhea; Toxins

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRIDAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CANDIDA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; FUNGI; OVIS ARIES; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA;

EID: 84861414842     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1517-83822012000100023     Document Type: Article

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