Toxic Megacolon – the Complication of an Infection with Clostridium difficile after an Odontogenic Abscess. Case Presentation
Background:Clostridium difficile (CD) is the major cause of nosocomial antibiotic-associated infections, having as main manifestation diarrhea and life-threatening inflammation of the colon. Surgery may be necessary in up to 80% of patients due to the frequent complications associated with this cond...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2019-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/jim.2019.4.issue-3/jim-2019-0019/jim-2019-0019.xml?format=INT |