Clostridium difficile infection in infants and children

Pediatrics

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 196-200

  Schutze, Gordon E ^a   Willoughby, Rodney E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Antibioticassociated diarrhea; Clostridium difficile; Clostridium difficile infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FIDAXOMICIN; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; METRONIDAZOLE; NITAZOXANIDE; RIFAXIMIN; SOAP; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; CECOSTOMY; CELL ASSAY; CELL CULTURE CYTOTOXICITY ASSAY; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COLON RESECTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIARRHEA; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG INDICATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECAL TRANSPLANTATION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INTESTINE FLORA; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT DURATION; TURNAROUND TIME;

EID: 84872846834     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-2992     Document Type: Article

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