Clostridium difficile Causing Empyema

Extraintestinal Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is extremely uncommon. High mortality and poor outcomes have been observed among individuals with this rare medical condition. Empyema is one of the extraintestinal manifestations of CDI. Possible mechanisms to develop this parapneumonic effusion...

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Autores principales: Mohamed, Abdalla, Sostre, Vanessa, Patel, Hiren, Patel, Prem, Ortiz, Luis C., Baddoura, Walid J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2018
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Single Case
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6244038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30483042
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000493184
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author Mohamed, Abdalla
Sostre, Vanessa
Patel, Hiren
Patel, Prem
Ortiz, Luis C.
Baddoura, Walid J.
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Sostre, Vanessa
Patel, Hiren
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description Extraintestinal Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is extremely uncommon. High mortality and poor outcomes have been observed among individuals with this rare medical condition. Empyema is one of the extraintestinal manifestations of CDI. Possible mechanisms to develop this parapneumonic effusion are aspiration and contamination of the chest tube. We present a 42-year-old Hispanic male with C. difficile empyema without any prior history of CDI.
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spelling pubmed-62440382018-11-27 Clostridium difficile Causing Empyema Mohamed, Abdalla Sostre, Vanessa Patel, Hiren Patel, Prem Ortiz, Luis C. Baddoura, Walid J. Case Rep Gastroenterol Single Case Extraintestinal Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is extremely uncommon. High mortality and poor outcomes have been observed among individuals with this rare medical condition. Empyema is one of the extraintestinal manifestations of CDI. Possible mechanisms to develop this parapneumonic effusion are aspiration and contamination of the chest tube. We present a 42-year-old Hispanic male with C. difficile empyema without any prior history of CDI. S. Karger AG 2018-10-24 /pmc/articles/PMC6244038/ /pubmed/30483042 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000493184 Text en Copyright © 2018 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6244038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30483042
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000493184
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