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Clostridium difficile appendicitis in an immunocompromised patient: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a common cause of infectious colitis in individuals with prior antibiotic or hospital exposure. Extraintestinal manifestations of C. difficile infections, however, are rare. Here we present a case of C. difficile appendicitis in an immunocompromise...

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Autores principales: Pham, Charles Dac, Hua, Duong Tommy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7786947/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33402156
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-020-02592-6