Clostridium difficile-associated infections in a septic ward of a level 1 trauma centre: An analysis of 159 patients;Clostridium-difficile-assoziierte Infektionen in der septischen Unfallchirurgie: Eine Analyse von 159 Patienten

Zeitschrift fur Orthopadie und Unfallchirurgie

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 62-66

  Citak, Mustafa ^a   Backhaus, M ^a   Dogan, A ^a   Aach, M ^a   Schildhauer, T A ^a   Fehmer, T ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; incidence; septic trauma surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CROSS INFECTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 84863737734     PISSN: 1864-669     EISSN: 18646743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1280169     Document Type: Article

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