title: Fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis without diarrhea: lack of emphasis in diagnostic guidelines.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zahariadis
authors.forename: J Joseph
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Connon
authors.forename: I William
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Fong
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy; D015994:Incidence; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures