Mortality of patients with antibiotic-associated diarrhoea: the impact of Clostridium difficile.

Bishara, J; Peled, N; Pitlik, S; Samra, Z

Bishara, J; Peled, N; Pitlik, S; Samra, Z.

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Bishara J; Infectious Diseases Unit, Rabin Medical Centre, Beilinson Hospital, Petah-Tiqwa and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel. bishara@netvision.net.il

J Hosp Infect ; 68(4): 308-14, 2008 Apr.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18353491

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Anti-Bacterial Agents/adverse effects; Diarrhea/chemically induced; Diarrhea/mortality; Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous/drug therapy; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use; Bacterial Proteins/analysis; Bacterial Toxins/analysis; Case-Control Studies; Clostridioides difficile/isolation & purification; Diarrhea/microbiology; Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous/microbiology; Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous/physiopathology; Enterotoxins/analysis; Feces/chemistry; Feces/microbiology; Female; Hospitals; Humans; Israel/epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Proportional Hazards Models; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Diarrhea / Anti-Bacterial Agents Type of study: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: J Hosp Infect Year: 2008 Type: Article Affiliation country: Israel

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