• Revue médicale suisse · Oct 2010

    Case Reports

    [Clostridium difficile: a serious outpatient infection?].

    • C Copt, M Christodoulou, R Friolet, R Berclaz, V Bettschart, and N Troillet.
    • Service des maladies infectieuses, Institut central des hôpitaux valaisans, Sion. christophe.copt@ichv.ch
    • Rev Med Suisse. 2010 Oct 13; 6 (266): 1910-3.

    AbstractSecondary to severe hospital outbreaks due to hypervirulent strains of Clostridium difficile, several surveillance systems in North-America and Europe observed an increase in infections due to this micro-organism, also in the outpatient setting. The case reported in the present article illustrates the fulminant presentation that a C. difficile colitis can show in a previously healthy person without prior contact with healthcare facilities. It introduces a review of some recent publications on the current changes in the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of this disease.

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