The effect of Clostridium difficile infection on length of hospital stay. A cohort study;Efecto de la infección por Clostridium difficile sobre la estancia hospitalaria. Estudio de cohortes

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 660-664

  Monge, Diana ^a   Millán, Isabel ^b   González Escalada, Alba ^c   Asensio, Ángel ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD FRANCISCO DE VITORIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Cohort studies; Length of stay

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; AGED; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; MALE; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84889610598     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: 15781852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2012.11.007     Document Type: Article

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