Clinical differences in Clostridium difficile infection based on age: A multicenter study

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 46-51

  Kim, Hyung Hun ^a   Kim, You Sun ^a   Han, Dong Soo ^b   Kim, Young Ho ^c   Kim, Won Ho ^d   Kim, Joo Sung ^e   Kim, Hyunsoo ^f   Kim, Hyun Soo ^g   Park, Young Sook ^h   Song, Hyun Joo ⁱ   Shin, Sung Jae ^j   Yang, Suk Kyun ^k   Ye, Byong Duk ^k   Eun, Chang Soo ^b   Lee, Kang Moon ^l   Lee, Sang Heon ^a   Jang, Byung Ik ^m   Jung, Sung Ae ⁿ   Cheon, Jae Hee ^d   Choi, Chang Hwan ^o   Huh, Kyuchan ^p   more..

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^f Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^g Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^h Eulji University   (South Korea)

ⁱ Jeju National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^j Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^k University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^l The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^m Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

ⁿ Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^o Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^p Konyang University   (South Korea)

more..

Author keywords

Age; Antibiotics; Clostridium difficile infection; Endoscopy

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM; CEPHALOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAXIMIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COLON RESECTION; COLONOSCOPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; ILEUS; KOREA; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890902258     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2013.840918     Document Type: Article

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