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An evaluation of the impact of a single-dose intravenous immunoglobulin regimen in the treatment of clostridium difficile infections

  • M.A. Aldeyab
  • , J.C. McElnay
  • , M.G. Scott
  • , C. Edwards
  • , Elizabeth Davies
  • , F.W. Darwish Elhajji
  • , G. Conlon
  • , F.A. Magee
  • , P.J. Barr
  • , M.P. Kearney

Research output: Contribution to journalLetterpeer-review

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)631-633
Number of pages3
JournalInfection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume32
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished (in print/issue) - Jun 2011

Bibliographical note

Cited By :7

Export Date: 15 September 2018

CODEN: ICEPE

Correspondence Address: Aldeyab, M. A.; Clinical and Practice Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, BT9 7BL Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; email: [email protected]

Chemicals/CAS: immunoglobulin, 9007-83-4; metronidazole, 39322-38-8, 443-48-1; vancomycin, 1404-90-6, 1404-93-9; Bacterial Toxins; Enterotoxins; Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; Immunologic Factors; tcdA protein, Clostridium difficile

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Keywords

  • immunoglobulin
  • metronidazole
  • vancomycin
  • aged
  • clinical article
  • Clostridium difficile infection
  • controlled study
  • human
  • length of stay
  • letter
  • male
  • single drug dose
  • treatment outcome
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Clostridium difficile
  • Clostridium Infections
  • Enterotoxins
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
  • Immunologic Factors
  • Length of Stay
  • Male
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Treatment Outcome

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