Single immunoglobulin infusion can reverse hemodynamic failure associated with severe clostridium difficile colitis

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2649-2650

  Sokol, Harry ^a   Maury, Eric ^a   Seksik, Philippe ^a   Cosnes, Jacques ^a   Beaugerie, Laurent ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFIXIME; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NORADRENALIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ASSAY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; DRUG INFUSION; FECES; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TACHYCARDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTION; COLITIS; DRUG EFFECT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; COLITIS; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 70350513831     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2009.355     Document Type: Letter

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