Extraintestinal Clostridioides difficile infection

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type 01 Jan 2020 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:IDCases, volume 22, page e00921 (issn: 2214-2509,

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Authors: Zhao Hai; Lei Peng Zhen; Ma Juan; Yang Fan; Cang Jin Rong; Liang Jing Yao; Zhang Li Xia;

doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00921

pmid: 32923365

pmc: PMC7475194

Extraintestinal Clostridioides difficile infection

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Abstract

Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile is the major cause of healthcare antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. However, extra-intestinal manifestations of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection (CDI) (including bacteremia and tissue infection) are extremely rare. We report a case of extraintestinal CDI after surgery. The isolate of C. difficile was not the PCR ribotype 027. However, this isolate produced toxins A and B. The patient underwent a follow-up examination 30 days after discharge, which showed complete recovery. This case report adds to existing knowledge of CDI.

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Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Clostridioides (clostridium) tissue infection infectious control, Article

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