Clostridium difficile enteritis: An early postoperative complication in inflammatory bowel disease patients after colectomy

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 138-142

  Lundeen, Sarah J ^a   Otterson, Mary F ^a,b   Binion, David G ^a   Carman, Emily T ^a   Peppard, William J ^a,c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Colectomy; Enteritis; Ileal pouch anal anastomosis; Inflammatory bowel disease; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLON RESECTION; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTERITIS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

ADULT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; COLECTOMY; CROSS INFECTION; ENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 34548442485     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-006-0022-x     Document Type: Article

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