A Large Outbreak ofClostridium difficile–Associated Disease with an Unexpected Proportion of Deaths and Colectomies at a Teaching Hospital Following Increased Fluoroquinolone Use
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- 1 March 2005
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 26 (3), 273-280
- https://doi.org/10.1086/502539
Abstract
A Large Outbreak of Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease with an Unexpected Proportion of Deaths and Colectomies at a Teaching Hospital Following Increased Fluoroquinolone Use - Volume 26 Issue 3 - Carlene A. Muto, Marian Pokrywka, Kathleen Shutt, Aaron B. Mendelsohn, Kathy Nouri, Kathy Posey, Terri Roberts, Karen Croyle, Sharon Krystoflak, Sujata Patel-Brown, A. William Pasculle, David L. Paterson, Melissa Saul, Lee H. HarrisonKeywords
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