Emergence of a highly resistant Clostridium difficile strain (NAP/BI/027) in a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 198-199

  Alzahrani, Nabeel ^a   Al Johani, Sameera ^b  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; SAUDI ARABIA; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 84876837596     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: 09754466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2013.198     Document Type: Letter

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