title: Clostridium difficile colitis: is severity increased with previous appendectomy?
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia 23708-2197, USA. william.ward@med.navy.mil
authors.forename: William H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Krista M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Puttler
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Lucha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index