Surgical-site infection with toxin A-nonproducing and toxin B-producing Clostridium difficile.
To date, few cases of extraintestinal infection with Clostridium difficile have been reported. We describe a case of surgical-site infection with C. difficile following a colonic operation. Administration of metronidazole was considered to be effective for treatment of the infection. The isolate was a toxin A-nonproducing and toxin B-producing strain.
Kikkawa
Hiromi
H
Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tsuchiura Kyodo Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
Miyamoto
Kazunori
K
Takiguchi
Noriaki
N
Kondo
Tsukasa
T
Hitomi
Shigemi
S
D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000382:microbiology*; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010291:Paresis / Q000175:diagnosis; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D037521:Virulence Factors
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; D037521:Virulence Factors; C041348:tcdA protein, Clostridium difficile; C031815:toxB protein, Clostridium difficile