Community-acquired diarrhea associated with Clostridium difficile in an HIV-positive cancer patient: first case report in Latin America

Clostridium difficile is the most important cause of nosocomial diarrhea, mainly associated with antibiotic use and immunodeficiency. Although, an increased incidence of community-acquired C. difficile infection (CA-CDI) has been reported worldwide, this infection has been under-diagnosed in Latin...

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Main Authors:	Cecília L. Costa, Carlos Quesada-Gómez, Cibele B. Mano de Carvalho, Rafael H. González, Markus A. Gifoni, Ronaldo A. Ribeiro, Gerly Anne de Castro Brito
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	Clostridium difficile Cancer patients HIV-positive patients Community-acquired C. difficile infection (CA-CDI)
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214015707

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spelling	doaj-792f6930d1814e38ab37caa5625adec52020-11-25T00:59:21ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases1201-97121878-35112014-09-0126C13813910.1016/j.ijid.2014.06.010Community-acquired diarrhea associated with Clostridium difficile in an HIV-positive cancer patient: first case report in Latin AmericaCecília L. Costa0Carlos Quesada-Gómez1Cibele B. Mano de Carvalho2Rafael H. González3Markus A. Gifoni4Ronaldo A. Ribeiro5Gerly Anne de Castro Brito6Laboratory of Bacteriology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Coronel Nunes de Melo 1315, Rodolfo Teófilo, CEP 60430-275, Fortaleza, BrazilLaboratorio de Investigación en Bacteriología Anaerobia, Facultad de Microbiología and Centro de Investigación en Enfermedades Tropicales, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa RicaLaboratory of Bacteriology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Coronel Nunes de Melo 1315, Rodolfo Teófilo, CEP 60430-275, Fortaleza, BrazilHaroldo Juaçaba Hospital, Cancer Institute of Ceará, Fortaleza, BrazilHaroldo Juaçaba Hospital, Cancer Institute of Ceará, Fortaleza, BrazilLaboratory of Pharmacology of Inflammation and Cancer (LAFICA), Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, BrazilNúcleo de Microscopia e Processamento de Imagens (NEMPI), Department of Morphology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil Clostridium difficile is the most important cause of nosocomial diarrhea, mainly associated with antibiotic use and immunodeficiency. Although, an increased incidence of community-acquired C. difficile infection (CA-CDI) has been reported worldwide, this infection has been under-diagnosed in Latin America. This is the first report of a CA-CDI case in Latin America, in an HIV-positive patient with cancer. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214015707Clostridium difficileCancer patientsHIV-positive patientsCommunity-acquired C. difficile infection (CA-CDI)
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author	Cecília L. Costa Carlos Quesada-Gómez Cibele B. Mano de Carvalho Rafael H. González Markus A. Gifoni Ronaldo A. Ribeiro Gerly Anne de Castro Brito
spellingShingle	Cecília L. Costa Carlos Quesada-Gómez Cibele B. Mano de Carvalho Rafael H. González Markus A. Gifoni Ronaldo A. Ribeiro Gerly Anne de Castro Brito Community-acquired diarrhea associated with Clostridium difficile in an HIV-positive cancer patient: first case report in Latin America International Journal of Infectious Diseases Clostridium difficile Cancer patients HIV-positive patients Community-acquired C. difficile infection (CA-CDI)
author_facet	Cecília L. Costa Carlos Quesada-Gómez Cibele B. Mano de Carvalho Rafael H. González Markus A. Gifoni Ronaldo A. Ribeiro Gerly Anne de Castro Brito
author_sort	Cecília L. Costa
title	Community-acquired diarrhea associated with Clostridium difficile in an HIV-positive cancer patient: first case report in Latin America
title_short	Community-acquired diarrhea associated with Clostridium difficile in an HIV-positive cancer patient: first case report in Latin America
title_full	Community-acquired diarrhea associated with Clostridium difficile in an HIV-positive cancer patient: first case report in Latin America
title_fullStr	Community-acquired diarrhea associated with Clostridium difficile in an HIV-positive cancer patient: first case report in Latin America
title_full_unstemmed	Community-acquired diarrhea associated with Clostridium difficile in an HIV-positive cancer patient: first case report in Latin America
title_sort	community-acquired diarrhea associated with clostridium difficile in an hiv-positive cancer patient: first case report in latin america
publisher	Elsevier
series	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
issn	1201-9712 1878-3511
publishDate	2014-09-01
description	Clostridium difficile is the most important cause of nosocomial diarrhea, mainly associated with antibiotic use and immunodeficiency. Although, an increased incidence of community-acquired C. difficile infection (CA-CDI) has been reported worldwide, this infection has been under-diagnosed in Latin America. This is the first report of a CA-CDI case in Latin America, in an HIV-positive patient with cancer.
topic	Clostridium difficile Cancer patients HIV-positive patients Community-acquired C. difficile infection (CA-CDI)
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214015707
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Community-acquired diarrhea associated with Clostridium difficile in an HIV-positive cancer patient: first case report in Latin America

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