Empyema Caused by Clostridium difficile
Extraintestinal infections of Clostridium difficile are rare and often associated with underlying disorders. A case of empyema caused by aspiration of C difficile in a patient with carcinoid syndrome and C difficile colitis is described.
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| author | Darren A Hudson A Patrick Gibb M John Gill |
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| description | Extraintestinal infections of Clostridium difficile are rare and often associated with underlying disorders. A case of empyema caused by aspiration of C difficile in a patient with carcinoid syndrome and C difficile colitis is described. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ceec6fa1b5324a39a5235d6128dede9d2025-02-03T07:24:55ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23321999-01-0110217017110.1155/1999/968940Empyema Caused by Clostridium difficileDarren A Hudson0A Patrick Gibb1M John Gill2University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaUniversity of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaUniversity of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaExtraintestinal infections of Clostridium difficile are rare and often associated with underlying disorders. A case of empyema caused by aspiration of C difficile in a patient with carcinoid syndrome and C difficile colitis is described.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1999/968940 |
| spellingShingle | Darren A Hudson A Patrick Gibb M John Gill Empyema Caused by Clostridium difficile Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| title | Empyema Caused by Clostridium difficile |
| title_full | Empyema Caused by Clostridium difficile |
| title_fullStr | Empyema Caused by Clostridium difficile |
| title_full_unstemmed | Empyema Caused by Clostridium difficile |
| title_short | Empyema Caused by Clostridium difficile |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1999/968940 |
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