Pseudomembranous colitis caused by a toxin A(-) B(+) strain of Clostridium difficile.
- 1 April 2000
- journal article
- case report
- Vol. 38 (4) , 1696-7
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.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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