title: Clostridium difficile and the surgeon.
authors.affiliation: University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga Department of Surgery, 979 East Third Street, Suite B401, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA. jdanstanley@comcast.net
authors.forename: J Daniel
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Stanley
authors.forename: R Phillip
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Burns
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000145:classification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D003082:Colectomy; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D008795:Metronidazole