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Clostridium difficile 027-associated pseudomembranous colitis after short-term treatment with cefuroxime and cephalexin in an elderly orthopedic patient: a case report

BACKGROUND: Clostridium difficile ribotype 027 has become increasingly prevalent in European countries. The clinical picture varies from self-limiting diarrhea to pseudomembranous colitis with toxic megacolon and ultimately death. Use of antibiotics is the principal risk factor; others include comor...

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Hauptverfasser: Søgaard, Kirstine Kobberøe, Ejlertsen, Tove, Schønheyder, Henrik Carl
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: BioMed Central 2012
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3532417/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23113897
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-609
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