Fatal Clostridium difficile enteritis caused by the BI/NAP1/027 strain: A case series of ileal C. difficile infections

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1093-1099

  Lavallee C ^a,b   Laufer, B ^a,b   Pepin J ^c   Mitchell, A ^a,b   Dube S ^a,b   Labbe A C ^a,b  

^a MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autopsy; BI NAP1 027 strain; Clostridium difficile; Colectomy; Ileitis

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COLON RESECTION; DIARRHEA; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ENTERITIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

EID: 70749141827     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.03004.x     Document Type: Article

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