Acute kidney injury is an independent marker of severity in clostridium difficile infection: A nationwide survey

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 481-484

  Khanna, Sahil ^a   Keddis, Mira T ^a   Noheria, Amit ^a   Baddour, Larry M ^a   Pardi, Darrell S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute kidney injury; Clostridium difficile infection; Outcomes; Severity

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COLON RESECTION; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879880198     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: 15392031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e31826af6fd     Document Type: Article

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