Containment of Clostridium difficile infection without reduction in antimicrobial use in Hong Kong

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1381-1386

  Cheng, V C C ^a   Chau, P H ^b   So, S Y C ^a   Chen, J H K ^a   Poon, R W S ^a   Wong, S C Y ^a   Hung, I F N ^a   Lee, W M ^a   Tai, J W M ^a   Ho, P L ^a   Yam, W C ^a   Yuen, K Y ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; CEFOPERAZONE PLUS SULBACTAM; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CILASTATIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERTAPENEM; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; MOXIFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TICARCILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; CLASSIFICATION; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; SEASON; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS;

EID: 84931577700     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-015-2362-5     Document Type: Article

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