Risk factors for the development of clostridium difficile colitis in a surgical ward

Journal of the Korean Surgical Society

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 14-20

  Kim, Min Jeong ^a   Kim, Byung Seup ^a,b   Kwon, Jae Woo ^a   Ahn, So Eun ^a   Lee, Seung Soon ^a   Park, Hyoung Chul ^a   Lee, Bong Hwa ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Colectomy; Colitis; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864073694     PISSN: 12260053     EISSN: 20930488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4174/jkss.2012.83.1.14     Document Type: Article

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