A Case of Clostridium difficile Bacteremia in a Patient with Loop Ileostomy
Annals of Laboratory Medicine
;
: 200-202, 2013.
Article
Dans Anglais
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| ID: wpr-144100
ABSTRACT
Clostridium difficile, an anaerobic, spore-forming, gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium, is the most common nosocomial pathogen causing pseudomembranous colitis. C. difficile is not intrinsically invasive and rarely infects extraintestinal sites. The bacterium, therefore, is not commonly detected in blood cultures. Here, we report a case of C. difficile bacteremia in a patient who had underwent loop ileostomy because of rectal obstruction following metastatic colon cancer originated from prostate cancer.
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Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Tumeurs de la prostate
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Entérocolite pseudomembraneuse
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ARN ribosomique 16S
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Iléostomie
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Clostridioides difficile
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Bactériémie
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Analyse de séquence d'ARN
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Tumeurs du côlon
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Antibactériens
Limites du sujet:
Humains
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Mâle
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Annals of Laboratory Medicine
Année:
2013
Type:
Article
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