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Surgical Treatment of Clostridium Colitides

Authors

MITÁŠ Ladislav SVATOŇ Roman SKŘIČKA Tomáš KALA Zdeněk PENKA Igor HANSLIANOVÁ Markéta GROLICH Tomáš POLÁK Pavel HLAVSA Jan

Year of publication 2012
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Acta chirurgica iugoslavica
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/ACI1202063M
Field Epidemiology, infectious diseases and clinical immunology
Keywords clostridium difficile; colectomy; colitis; pseudomembranous colitis
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Description Infection with Clostridium difficile (CDI) is the most frequent cause of nosocomial diarrhoeas. Most cases are successfully treated by antibiotic therapy, but nearly 10% may progreas to the fulminative condition. The objective of the work is retrospective evaluation of the results of surgical treatment in patients with the fulminative form of risk factors leading to seriéous post-operative morbidity and mortality.

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