Diarrhoea due to enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens: clinical features and management of a cluster of ten cases.
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. perfringens 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.
Williams
R
R
Piper
M
M
Borriello
P
P
Barclay
F
F
Welch
A
A
Seal
D
D
Sullens
K
K
D000368:Aged; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000150:complications*; D003016:Clostridium perfringens; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology*; D004768:Enterotoxins; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D004768:Enterotoxins