Bacteremia and Septic Arthritis due to a Nontoxigenic Strain of Clostridium difficile in a Patient With Sickle Cell Disease

A 22-year-old female with sickle cell disease presented with fevers, bilateral knee pain, and lethargy. Laboratory data revealed a leukocytosis and lactic acidosis. Blood and synovial fluid cultures grew a non-toxin-producing strain of Clostridium difficile. This case highlights the fact that nontox...

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Autores principales: Hill, Emilie, Workman, Adrienne D, Lee, Francesca, Hollaway, Rita, Cavuoti, Dominick, Prokesch, Bonnie C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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ID Case
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5793821/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29410974
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx278

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5793821/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29410974
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx278

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