Policy development for clostridium difficile

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 67, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Wilcox, Mark H ^a,b  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnostic medical devices; Healthcare bundle; Laboratory testing; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; CONSULTATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LABORATORY TEST; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DEVICE;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; CHILD; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84864927300     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dks203     Document Type: Article

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