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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...
Autores principales: | Pham, Charles Dac, Hua, Duong Tommy |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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