Secular trends in the epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI): Relationship with alcohol gel and antimicrobial usage in a hospital

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Silva, Moacyr ^a   Marra, Alexandre Rodrigues ^a   Camargo, Thiago Zinsly Sampaio ^a   Almeida, Silvana Maria de ^a   Siqueira, Itacy ^a   Correa, Luci ^a   Kawagoe, Julia Yaeko ^a   Santos, Oscar Fernando Pavão dos ^a   Edmond, Michael B ^b  

^a HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol gel hand rub; Clostridium difficile; Epidemiology; Hospital setting

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG USE; GEL; GROWTH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CROSS INFECTION; DIARRHEA; DISINFECTANTS; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FEMALE; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877134186     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.12.022     Document Type: Article

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