Fatal Clostridium difficile enteritis caused by the BI/NAP1/027 strain: a case series of ileal C. difficile infections |
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| Authors: | C. Lavallé e,B. Laufer,J. Pé pin,A. Mitchell,S. Dubé , A.-C. Labbé |
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| Affiliation: | Département de microbiologie, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal,;, Département de microbiologie et immunologie, Universitéde Montreal, Montréal,;, Facultéde Médecine, Universitéde Montréal;, Montréal, Service des soins intensifs, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont;, Montréal, Universitéde Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke,;, Département de pathologie, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont;, Montréal, and Département de chirurgie, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, Québec, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Clostridium difficile generally causes diarrhoea and colitis. Small-bowel infections are considered to be rare. Twelve cases of ileal C. difficile infections are presented, including the first reported case proven to be caused by the hypervirulent BI/NAP1/027 strain. This case series suggests that small bowel involvement in C. difficile infections may be more frequent than previously thought. |
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| Keywords: | Autopsy BI/NAP1/027 strain Clostridium difficile colectomy ileitis |
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