Toxic megacolon complicating a Clostridium difficile infection in a pregnant woman

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 124-126

  Candiotto, Alberto ^a   Pascoli, Irene ^b   Gritti, Alessandra ^b   Busato, Enrico ^a   Dal Pozzo, Giuseppe ^a  

^a OSPEDALE CA FONCELLO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOPERAMIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; PREDNISONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION RISK; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SEPTICEMIA; TOXIC MEGACOLON;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEGACOLON, TOXIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 73649093071     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.012526-0     Document Type: Article

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