Asymptomatic carriers of Clostridium difficile in Serbian population

Central European Journal of Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 769-774

  Stojanović, Predrag ^a,b   Stojanović, Nevena ^c   Kocic, Branislava ^a,b   Stanković Dordević, Dobrila ^a,b   Babić, Tatjana ^b   Stojanović, Kristina ^d  

^a Faculty of Medicine   (Serbia)

^b Institute for Public Health Nis   (Serbia)

^c Gynecology Obstetrics Clinic (Department of Neonatology)   (Serbia)

^d Clinical Centar ^*  (Serbia)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic intestinal carriers; Children; Clostridium difficile; Hospitalized patients; Medical staff

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELISA KIT; ENDOTOXIN DETECTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SERBIA;

EID: 84872676479     PISSN: 18951058     EISSN: 16443640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11536-012-0067-z     Document Type: Article

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