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ArticleIntestinal research2018

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Dae Bum Kim, Kang-Moon Lee, Sang Hyoung Park, You Sun Kim, Eun Soo Kim, Jun Lee, Sung-Ae Jung, Geom Seog Seo, Ji Min Lee

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Article in Intestinal research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Observational
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  3. Association ofWorld journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025
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  4. A positiveTherapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2025
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  5. The Prevalence and Risk Factors ofJournal of Korean medical science · 2023
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  6. Low prevalence of Clostridioides difficile infection in acute severe ulcerative colitis: A retrospective cohort study from northern India.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2023
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  7. [The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Dae Bum KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea.
Kang-Moon LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea.
Sang Hyoung ParkDepartment of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
You Sun KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Eun Soo KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
Jun LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Chosun University Hospital, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea.
Sung-Ae JungDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University Medical Center, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Geom Seog SeoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University Hospital, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.
Ji Min LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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methodsThis was a prospective, multicenter study including 7 academic teaching hospitals in Korea. All consecutive patients with UC admitted for disease flare-up were enrolled. We detected the presence of CDI by using enzyme immunoassay, real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for toxin genes, and sigmoidoscopy.

resultsEighty-one consecutive patients with UC were enrolled from January 2014 to December 2015. Among 81 patients, 8 (9.9%) were diagnosed with CDI. Most of the cases were identified by RT-PCR. Enzyme immunoassay was positive in 3 of 8 patients, and only 1 had typical endoscopic findings of pseudomembranous colitis. There were no differences in demographic data, length of hospital stay, or colectomy rate between patients with and without CDI.

conclusionsCDI was not a rare cause of flare-up in patients with UC in Korea. However, CDI did not appear to affect the course of UC flare-up in Korean patients. RT-PCR was sensitive in detecting CDI and can be considered a diagnostic tool in patients with UC flare-up.

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Clostridium infectionsColitis, ulcerativePolymerase chain reactionPrevalence

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PMID29743839
PMCPMC5934599

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