Clostridium difficile associated disease in a neurointensive care unit

Frontiers in Neurology

Volumn 4 JUL, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Tripathy, Swagata ^a   Nair, Priya ^b   Rothburn, Michael ^b,c  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Clostridium infections; Neurocritical care; Nosocomial infections; Pseudomembranous colitis; Toxin A; Toxin B

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; NASOGASTRIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEUROINTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS; RELAPSE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEPTIC SHOCK;

EID: 84883525585     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2013.00082     Document Type: Article

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