Tigecycline for severe Clostridium difficile infection

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue , 2014, Pages 171-172

  Thomas, Ashley ^a   Khan, Farhan ^a   Uddin, Nizam ^b   Wallace, Mark R ^a,c,d  

^a ORLANDO HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Infectious Diseases Society of America Emerging Infections Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Colitis; Tigecycline

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B; FIDAXOMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; TIGECYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; MINOCYCLINE;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COLON RESECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURVIVOR; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; DRUG EFFECTS; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MINOCYCLINE;

EID: 84907337662     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.04.025     Document Type: Article

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