Abstract
This is a report of six cases of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) that occurred among cancer patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation in a tertiary-care cancer hospital. Specific infection control measures that were taken to minimize the nosocomial spread of CDAD also are discussed.
MeSH terms
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Bone Marrow Transplantation*
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Clostridioides difficile / isolation & purification*
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Clostridium Infections / epidemiology
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Clostridium Infections / microbiology
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Clostridium Infections / prevention & control*
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Cross Infection / epidemiology
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Cross Infection / microbiology
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Cross Infection / prevention & control*
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Disease Outbreaks
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Humans
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Neoplasms / therapy*