ArticleInternational journal of colorectal disease2011
Clostridium difficile infection of the small bowel--two case reports with a literature survey.
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- Clostridioides Difficile Enteritis: Case Report and Literature Review.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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- Faecal microbiota transplantation for recurring Clostridium difficile infection in a patient with Crohn's disease and ileorectal anastomosis.BMJ case reports · 2016Article
- Two Patients with Fulminant Clostridium difficile Enteritis Who Had Not Undergone Total Colectomy: A Case Series and Review of the Literature.Case reports in surgery · 2015Article
- Importance of toxin A, toxin B, and CDT in virulence of an epidemic Clostridium difficile strain.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2014Article
- Clostridium difficile enteritis: A report of two cases and systematic literature review.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2013Article
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Abstract
introductionDiseases associated with Clostridium difficile range from antibiotic-related diarrhea to pseudomembranous enterocolitis, and are serious nosocomial infections with high morbidity and mortality. The C. difficile infection has thus far been regarded as a disease typically affecting the colon. However, the literature contains an increasing number of reports describing infections of the small bowel with fulminant clinical courses and high mortality rates of 60-83%. We think this situation is not very well known.
methodsWe present two cases of confirmed C. difficile enteritis and a survey of the literature.
conclusionC. difficile enteritis is characterized by a rising incidence, a sometimes fulminant clinical course, and high mortality rates. Early diagnosis of the disease by toxin detection and endoscopy is of paramount importance and can play a substantial role in improving outcomes.
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