Clostridium difficile infection: A worldwide disease

Gut and Liver

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-6

  Burke, Kristin E ^a   Lamont, J Thomas ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Clostridium difficile; Epidemiology; Review

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANOREXIA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DIARRHEA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ASIA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ASIA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; EUROPE; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84893035644     PISSN: 19762283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5009/gnl.2014.8.1.1     Document Type: Review

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