Clostridium difficile in the pediatric population of Monroe county, New York

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 183-188

  Rhee, Susan M ^a   Tsay, Rebecca ^b   Nelson, Deborah S ^b   Van Wijngaarden, Edwin ^b   Dumyati, Ghinwa ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Clostridium difficile; Pediatric; Population surveillance

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHILD; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTION; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG EXPOSURE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; NORTH AMERICAN PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS TYPE 1 STRAIN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84949134713     PISSN: 20487193     EISSN: 20487207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/pit091     Document Type: Article

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