Clostridium difficile infection causing multiple organ failure and small-bowel enteritis

Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 142-144

  Hariri, Sarah ^a   Gouin, Philippe ^a   Tuech, Jean Jacques ^a   Veber, Benoit ^a   Dureuil, Bertrand ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COLON RESECTION; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; LETTER; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PANCOLITIS; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS;

EID: 80052328323     PISSN: 22107401     EISSN: 2210741X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2010.10.004     Document Type: Letter

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