Pseudomembranous colitis caused by a toxin A- B+ strain of Clostridium difficile

被引：80

作者：

Limaye, AP ^{[1
]}

Turgeon, DK ^{[1
]}

Cookson, BT ^{[1
]}

Fritsche, TR ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Washington, Med Ctr, Dept Lab Med, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 2000年 / 38卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1128/JCM.38.4.1696-1697.2000

中图分类号：

Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

We report a case of severe pseudomembranous colitis due to a toxin A(-)B(+) strain of Clostridium difficile in an immunosuppressed patient and discuss the implications for diagnostic testing in suspected C. difficile-associated diarrhea.

引用

页码：1696 / 1697

页数：2

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