| Literature DB >> 16415419 |
Fernando D Hayetian1, Thomas E Read, Marc Brozovich, Robert P Garvin, Philip F Caushaj.
Abstract
Two cases of small-bowel perforation secondary to Clostridium difficile enteritis are described and compared with the 8 cases of C difficile enteritis reported in the medical literature. The cause of small-bowel involvement with C difficile is unknown, but prior antibiotic use, prior colectomy, chronic alterations in small-bowel flora, and other host factors are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16415419 DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.141.1.97
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Surg ISSN: 0004-0010