Treatment of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Diarrhea in Cancer Patients: A Series of Three Cases
Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is a common cause of watery diarrhea in children in the developing world and an infrequent cause of significant diarrhea in adult patients. EPEC diarrhea, while not commonly seen in cancer patients, can cause significant distress to patients, and antimicrobia...
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| description | Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is a common cause of watery diarrhea in children in the developing world and an infrequent cause of significant diarrhea in adult patients. EPEC diarrhea, while not commonly seen in cancer patients, can cause significant distress to patients, and antimicrobial choice for this condition in this patient population is not clearly delineated in the literature. We report 3 cases of EPEC diarrhea in cancer patients and discuss the use of azithromycin for successful treatment of these patients. Positive outcomes were seen while using azithromycin in our first two patients and ciprofloxacin in our third patient. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-79cf254f2beb4639ae226a206984ef9c2025-08-20T03:35:46ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332018-01-01201810.1155/2018/84387018438701Treatment of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Diarrhea in Cancer Patients: A Series of Three CasesJames D. Denham0Sowmya Nanjappa1John N. Greene2University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612, USADepartment of Internal Medicine and Oncologic Sciences, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, 12902 Magnolia Drive, MCC-IHM, Tampa, FL 33612-9497, USAInfectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, FOB-3, Tampa, FL 33612-9497, USAEnteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is a common cause of watery diarrhea in children in the developing world and an infrequent cause of significant diarrhea in adult patients. EPEC diarrhea, while not commonly seen in cancer patients, can cause significant distress to patients, and antimicrobial choice for this condition in this patient population is not clearly delineated in the literature. We report 3 cases of EPEC diarrhea in cancer patients and discuss the use of azithromycin for successful treatment of these patients. Positive outcomes were seen while using azithromycin in our first two patients and ciprofloxacin in our third patient.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8438701 |
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| title | Treatment of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Diarrhea in Cancer Patients: A Series of Three Cases |
| title_full | Treatment of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Diarrhea in Cancer Patients: A Series of Three Cases |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Treatment of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Diarrhea in Cancer Patients: A Series of Three Cases |
| title_short | Treatment of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Diarrhea in Cancer Patients: A Series of Three Cases |
| title_sort | treatment of enteropathogenic escherichia coli diarrhea in cancer patients a series of three cases |
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