Preoperative risk factors for postoperative Clostridium difficile infection in colectomy patients

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 205, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 343-348

  Krapohl, Greta L ^a   Morris, Arden M ^a   Cai, Shijie ^a   Englesbe, Michael J ^a   Aronoff, David M ^a   Campbell Jr , Darrell A ^a   Hendren, Samantha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile infection; Colectomy; Prophylactic antibiotics; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AZTREONAM; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERTAPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COLON RESECTION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; COLECTOMY; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MICHIGAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84874107602     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.10.028     Document Type: Article

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