Bacteremia Due to : Case Report and Review of the Literature
Objective The purpose of this study is to report a case of C. difficile bacteremia in a Crohn's disease patient and to review the literature on previously reported cases. Methods Searches of MEDLINE and PubMed databases were made. Results We report the first case of C. difficile bacteremia in a...
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| author | Cherag Daruwala Giancarlo Mercogliano Gary Newman Mark J. Ingerman |
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| description | Objective The purpose of this study is to report a case of C. difficile bacteremia in a Crohn's disease patient and to review the literature on previously reported cases. Methods Searches of MEDLINE and PubMed databases were made. Results We report the first case of C. difficile bacteremia in a Crohn's disease patient. There are 15 other reported cases of C. difficile bacteremia reported in the literature. We found that the majority of patients (10 of 15 patients) had polymicrobial bacteremia and that the overall mortality rate is significant, with 6 of 15 reported patients dying. Conclusion In conclusion, we find that C. difficile bacteremia is associated with a significant mortality rate and it would seem prudent to consider aggressive antibiotic therapy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-49dfab98c28d4730a676fd13ec151eb82022-12-22T01:46:29ZengSAGE PublishingClinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports1179-54762009-01-01210.4137/CCRep.S2204Bacteremia Due to : Case Report and Review of the LiteratureCherag Daruwala0Giancarlo Mercogliano1Gary Newman2Mark J. Ingerman3Gastroenterology Fellow, Lankenau Hospital, 252 Lankenau Medical Bldg. East, 100 E Lancaster Ave., Wynnewood, PA 19096.Gastroenterology Medical Staff, Lankenau Hospital, 252 Lankenau Medical Bldg. East, 100 E Lancaster Ave., Wynnewood, PA 19096.Gastroenterology Medical Staff, Lankenau Hospital, 252 Lankenau Medical Bldg. East, 100 E Lancaster Ave., Wynnewood, PA 19096.Infectious Diseases Medical Staff, Lankenau Hospital, 164 Lankenau Medical Bldg. East, 100 E Lancaster Ave., Wynnewood, PA 19096.Objective The purpose of this study is to report a case of C. difficile bacteremia in a Crohn's disease patient and to review the literature on previously reported cases. Methods Searches of MEDLINE and PubMed databases were made. Results We report the first case of C. difficile bacteremia in a Crohn's disease patient. There are 15 other reported cases of C. difficile bacteremia reported in the literature. We found that the majority of patients (10 of 15 patients) had polymicrobial bacteremia and that the overall mortality rate is significant, with 6 of 15 reported patients dying. Conclusion In conclusion, we find that C. difficile bacteremia is associated with a significant mortality rate and it would seem prudent to consider aggressive antibiotic therapy.https://doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S2204 |
| spellingShingle | Cherag Daruwala Giancarlo Mercogliano Gary Newman Mark J. Ingerman Bacteremia Due to : Case Report and Review of the Literature Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports |
| title | Bacteremia Due to : Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Bacteremia Due to : Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Bacteremia Due to : Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bacteremia Due to : Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Bacteremia Due to : Case Report and Review of the Literature |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S2204 |
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