DIARRHOEA DUE TO ENTEROTOXIGENIC CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS: CLINICAL FEATURES AND MANAGEMENT OF A CLUSTER OF TEN CASES

1 September 1985

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Age and Ageing

Vol. 14 (5) , 296-302
https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/14.5.296

Abstract

Clostridium perfringens has recently been shown to be associated with antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. We describe here the clinical features and management of an outbreak of diarrhoea in a Geriatric Unit. Ten cases were due to enterotoxigenic C. perfnngens and in these cases there was a highly significant correlation with recent antibiotic administration (P=0.0001). The importance of early recognition of C. perfringens as a cause of infective diarrhoea in the elderly is stressed.

Keywords

DIARRHEA
CLOSTRIDIUM
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
ELDERLY
ANTIBIOTICS
INFECTIOUS
ANTIBIOTIC-ASSOCIATED DIARRHEA
DISEASE OUTBREAKS
DYSENTERY

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ENTEROTOXIGENIC CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS: A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF ANTIBIOTIC-ASSOCIATED DIARRHOEA
The Lancet, 1984
PROSPECTIVE RANDOMISED TRIAL OF METRONIDAZOLE VERSUS VANCOMYCIN FOR CLOSTRIDIUM-DIFFICILE-ASSOCIATED DIARRHOEA AND COLITIS
The Lancet, 1983