Age can be a Problem: Clostridium difficile and Cytomegalovirus Colitis Coinfection in an Immunocompetent 90-year-old Patient

Age can be a Problem: Clostridium difficile and Cytomegalovirus Colitis Coinfection in an Immunocompetent 90-year-old Patient

Clostridium difficile colitis and cytomegalovirus colitis coinfection has been documented in immunocompromised patients. However, this kind of coinfection has rarely been reported in immunocompetent patients. We present a 90-year-old, critically ill, immunocompetent patient, who had a C. difficile a...

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Main Authors: Po-Hsun Chen, I-Ta Lu, Bor-Jen Lee, Chen-Yu Wang, Chien-Kuan Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2015-06-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
Subjects:
Clostridium difficile colitis
coinfection
cytomegalovirus colitis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959815000319

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