Does Candida species overgrowth protect against clostridium difficile infection?

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 464-465

  Manian, Farrin A ^a   Bryant, Alex ^a  

^a MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DRUG EXPOSURE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AMINOGLYCOSIDES; CANDIDA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 84872347038     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cis854     Document Type: Letter

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