A Case of Clostridium difficile Bacteremia in a Patient with Loop Ileostomy
Annals of Laboratory Medicine
;
: 200-202, 2013.
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em Inglês
| WPRIM
| 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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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Próstata
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Enterocolite Pseudomembranosa
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RNA Ribossômico 16S
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Ileostomia
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Clostridioides difficile
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Bacteriemia
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Análise de Sequência de RNA
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Neoplasias do Colo
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Antibacterianos
Limite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Annals of Laboratory Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
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