Pseudomembranous colitis caused by toxin A-negative/toxin B-positive variant strain of Clostridium difficile

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 351-354

  Toyokawa, Masahiro ^a   Ueda, Akiko ^a   Tsukamoto, Hisako ^a   Nishi, Isao ^a   Horikawa, Masayuki ^a   Sunada, Atsuko ^a   Asari, Seishi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Pseudomembranous colitis; Toxin A immunoassay; Toxin A negative toxin B positive Clostridium difficile

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B; EBIOS; LEVOFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE; SEIROGAN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOASSAY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0346732983     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-003-0269-z     Document Type: Article

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