The prediction of complicated Clostridium difficile infections in children

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 901-903

  Tschudin Sutter, Sarah ^a,b   Tamma, Pranita D ^a   Milstone, Aaron M ^a,b   Perl, Trish M ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; METRONIDAZOLE; RIFAXIMIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TOXIC MEGACOLON; VOMITING; CLASSIFICATION; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; COMPLICATION; HOSPITALIZATION; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902993759     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/676874     Document Type: Article

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