Atypical Presentation of C. Difficile Infection: Report of a Case with Literature Review

Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a gram-positive, obligate, anaerobic spore-forming bacillus first reported by Hall and O'Toole in 1935. It occurs mostly after antibiotic use and invariably presents with watery diarrhea. We describe an atypical presentation of C. difficile in a 64-year-o...

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Autores principales: Khan, Salman A, Towheed, Arooge, Tul Llah, Sibghat, Bin Abdulhak, Aref, Tilson-Mallett, Nancy R, Salkind, Alan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2016
Materias:
Gastroenterology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4859815/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27190728
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.563

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4859815/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27190728
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.563

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