title: [Clostridium difficile: a serious outpatient infection?].
abstract: Secondary to severe hospital outbreaks due to hypervirulent strains of Clostridium difficile, several surveillance systems in North-America and Europe observed an increase in infections due to this micro-organism, also in the outpatient setting. The case reported in the present article illustrates the fulminant presentation that a C. difficile colitis can show in a previously healthy person without prior contact with healthcare facilities. It introduces a review of some recent publications on the current changes in the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Service des maladies infectieuses, Institut central des hôpitaux valaisans, Sion. christophe.copt@ichv.ch
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Copt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Christodoulou
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Friolet
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Berclaz
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bettschart
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Troillet
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents