Chapter-084 Clostridium difficile Colitis
BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Critical Care: Including Trauma and Emergency Care
Author
1. Jog Sameer
2. Mulchandani Jai
ISBN
9789351529682
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/12700_85
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2016
Pages
8
Author Affiliations
2.
Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Chapter keywords
Clostridium difficile,
CDAD,
toxin,
C. difficile infection,
pseudomembranous colitis,
toxic megacolon,
enzyme immunoassay,
polymerase chain reaction,
endoscopy,
primary CDAD,
severe disease,
recurrent CDAD,
antibiotic therapy,
fecal bacteriotherapy