title: Salmonella pseudomembranous colitis.
abstract: Pseudomembranous colitis is most often associated with antibiotic use and caused most often by Clostridium difficile. Aclinical syndrome and pathology that is identical can be caused rarely by other organisms. We report a case of Salmonella enterica pseudomembranous colitis and briefly review the literature regarding rare causes of this syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Northwestern University, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: Candice
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McNeil
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Abdelsayed
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chin-Lue
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kassis
authors.forename: Constantine A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Manthous
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin