Positive Clostridium difficile stool assay in a patient with fatal C. sordellii infection [13]

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 355, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1284-1285

  Elsayed, Sameer ^a   Zhang, Kunyan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ABORTION; ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM SORDELLII; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM SORDELLII; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 33748915424     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc061165     Document Type: Letter

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