Efficacy of oral vancomycin in primary prevention of Clostridium Difficile infection in elderly patients treated with systemic antibiotic therapy

被引:12
作者
Papic, Neven [1 ]
Maric, Lorna Stemberger [1 ,2 ]
Vince, Adriana [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Hosp Infect Dis, Zagreb, Croatia
[2] Univ Zagreb, Sch Dent Med, Zagreb, Croatia
[3] Univ Zagreb, Sch Med, Zagreb, Croatia
关键词
RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI; METRONIDAZOLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; DISEASE; ADULTS;
D O I
10.1080/23744235.2018.1425551
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
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页码:483 / 486
页数:4
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