"Diversion" colitis caused by Clostridium difficile infection: Report of a case

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1074-1077

  Tsironi, Effie ^a   Irving, Peter M ^b   Feakins, Roger M ^a   Rampton, David S ^a,b  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Diversion colitis; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; CYCLOSPORIN; MESALAZINE; METRONIDAZOLE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; RECTUM DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADMINISTRATION, RECTAL; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; COLITIS; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; HUMANS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745940132     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-006-0577-3     Document Type: Article

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