Silver sulfadiazine induced Clostridium difficile toxic megacolon in a burn patient: A case report

Burns

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 676-679

  Jennings, Lawrence J ^a,b   Hanumadass, Marella ^a,b  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn; Clostridium difficile; Pseudomembranous colitis; Toxic megacolon

Indexed keywords

SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; BURN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLONOSCOPY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; TOXIC MEGACOLON;

EID: 0032214756     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(98)00099-0     Document Type: Article

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