Fatal Clostridium difficile infection associated with vinorelbine chemotherapy: Case report and literature review

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 210-212

  Ansari, Jawaher ^a   Choo, Bok ^b   Fernando, Indrajit ^b  

^a BEATSON WEST OF SCOTLAND CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Clostridium difficile; Diarrhoea; Vinorelbine

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOCETAXEL; EPIRUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; GENTAMICIN; GROWTH FACTOR; INOTROPIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; NAVELBINE; PACLITAXEL; PIPERACILLIN; TRASTUZUMAB; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; DIARRHEA; FATALITY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LEUKOPENIA; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEUTROPENIC SEPSIS; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOXIC MEGACOLON; URINE VOLUME;

EID: 77955715399     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-010-0041-0     Document Type: Article

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