Open AccessThe Impact of Clostridium difficile on a Surgical Service
Author(s) -
K. Craig Kent,
Marc Rubin,
Lynette Wroblewski,
Philip A. Hanff,
William Silen
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199802000-00021
Subject(s) - medicine , clostridium difficile , incidence (geometry) , colectomy , antibiotics , epidemiology , diarrhea , cefoxitin , disease , intensive care medicine , clostridium difficile colitis , surgery , ulcerative colitis , physics , genetics , optics , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , staphylococcus aureus
To evaluate the epidemiology of Clostridium difficile colitis (CDC) in a subset of patients admitted specifically to a surgical service.