Ajit P. Limaye, David K. Turgeon, Brad T. Cookson, Thomas R. Fritsche
Abstract
We report a case of severe pseudomembranous colitis due to a toxin A(-) B(+) strain of Clostridium difficile in an immunosuppressed patient and discuss the implications for diagnostic testing in suspected C. difficile-associated diarrhea.
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We report a case of severe pseudomembranous colitis due to a toxin A(-) B(+) strain of Clostridium difficile in an immunosuppressed patient and discuss the implications for diagnostic testing in suspected C. difficile-associated diarrhea.
Key concepts: Pseudomembranous colitis, Clostridium difficile, Microbiology, Clostridiaceae, Diarrhea, Clostridium difficile toxin A, Toxin, Colitis