A cohort study for the derivation and validation of a clinical prediction scale for hospital-onset Clostridium difficile infection

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 885-888

  Chandra, Subhash ^a   Latt, Nyan ^a   Jariwala, Ujjval ^a   Palabindala, Venkataraman ^a   Thapa, Rameet ^a   Alamelumangapuram, Chidamber B ^a   Noel, Margarita ^a   Marur, Surendra ^a   Jani, Niraj ^a  

^a GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical prediction scale; Clostridium difficile infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871090973     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/919513     Document Type: Article

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