A prospective study of community-associated Clostridium difficile infections: The role of antibiotics and co-infections

Journal of Infection

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 134-144

  Taori, Surabhi K ^a   Wroe, Allison ^a   Hardie, Alison ^b   Gibb, Alan P ^b   Poxton, Ian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaerobic infections; Antibiotic associated diarrhoea

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COMMUNITY ASSOCIATED CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; HOSPITAL ASSOCIATED CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOROVIRUS; NOROVIRUS INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIBOTYPING; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; COINFECTION; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DRUG EFFECTS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; COINFECTION; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIBOTYPING; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903486523     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2014.04.002     Document Type: Article

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