Pseudomembranous colitis caused by a toxin A(-) B(+) strain of Clostridium difficile.
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.
Limaye
A P
AP
Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA. limaye@u.washington.edu
Turgeon
D K
DK
Cookson
B T
BT
Fritsche
T R
TR
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000382:microbiology*; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; C041348:tcdA protein, Clostridium difficile; C031815:toxB protein, Clostridium difficile