Intravenous immunoglobulin for the treatment of severe, refractory, and recurrent Clostridium difficile diarrhea

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 640-645

  McPherson, Stuart ^a   Rees, Colin J ^a   Ellis, Richard ^a   Soo, Shelly ^a   Panter, Simon J ^a  

^a SOUTH TYNESIDE DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Colitis; Diarrhea; Intravenous immunoglobulin; Pseudomembranous; Recurrent; Severe; Treatment

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLITIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MEGACOLON; PANCOLITIS; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; RECURRENT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES BOULARDII;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLITIS; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEINS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 33646582618     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-006-0511-8     Document Type: Review

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