Clostridium difficile infection in the pediatric surgery population

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1385-1389

  Chen, Kathryn T ^a   Stephens, Daniel J ^a   Anderson, Eric ^a   Acton, Robert ^a   Saltzman, Daniel ^a   Hess, Donavon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

CDAD; Clostridium difficile; Enterocolitis; Immunosuppression; Surgical complications

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CHILD; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY GRAFT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; NEWBORN; ORTHOPEDICS; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 84864119577     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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