Abstract:Clostridium difficile (CD) is the most common cause of healthcare-associated infections and can have devastating morbidity and mortality. A 40-year-old diabetic patient who was recently treated for wound sepsis, subsequently developed CD colitis. This patient failed the standard medical therapy for CD colitis, decompensated and required surgical exploration, partial colectomy and mucous fistula creation. Following surgery, her clinical condition improved and her colitis resolved with the antegrade administrati… Show more
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