Extraintestinal Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI): A Recurrent Battle with Resilient Abdominal Wall Abscess
Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile infection is a common and costly healthcare-associated infection. Extraintestinal C. difficile infection is rarely encountered, especially in isolation. We present a unique case of abdominal wall abscess presenting six months following gastrointestinal...
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| author | Justine Chinnappan Murtaza Hussain Dominic Awuah Ekwevugbe Ogbon Ghassan Bachuwa Philip McDonald |
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| description | Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile infection is a common and costly healthcare-associated infection. Extraintestinal C. difficile infection is rarely encountered, especially in isolation. We present a unique case of abdominal wall abscess presenting six months following gastrointestinal (GI) surgery. The patient was managed with computed tomography (CT) guided drainage of the abscess, placement of a drainage catheter, and aggressive broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment for a prolonged duration over multiple admissions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b1b413ef3ee41c99a6ac75c9fbb5c9f2023-02-03T11:08:07ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942023-02-0110.12890/2023_0037113246Extraintestinal Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI): A Recurrent Battle with Resilient Abdominal Wall AbscessJustine Chinnappan0Murtaza Hussain1Dominic Awuah2Ekwevugbe Ogbon3Ghassan Bachuwa4Philip McDonald5Department of Internal Medicine, Michigan State University at Hurley Medical Center, Flint, MI, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Michigan State University at Hurley Medical Center, Flint, MI, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Michigan State University at Hurley Medical Center, Flint, MI, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Michigan State University at Hurley Medical Center, Flint, MI, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Michigan State University at Hurley Medical Center, Flint, MI, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Michigan State University at Hurley Medical Center, Flint, MI, USA; Division of Infectious Disease, Michigan State University at Hurley Medical Center, Flint, MI, USAClostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile infection is a common and costly healthcare-associated infection. Extraintestinal C. difficile infection is rarely encountered, especially in isolation. We present a unique case of abdominal wall abscess presenting six months following gastrointestinal (GI) surgery. The patient was managed with computed tomography (CT) guided drainage of the abscess, placement of a drainage catheter, and aggressive broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment for a prolonged duration over multiple admissions.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/3711extraintestinal cdiabdominal wall abscesspersistent c. difficile abscess |
| spellingShingle | Justine Chinnappan Murtaza Hussain Dominic Awuah Ekwevugbe Ogbon Ghassan Bachuwa Philip McDonald Extraintestinal Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI): A Recurrent Battle with Resilient Abdominal Wall Abscess European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine extraintestinal cdi abdominal wall abscess persistent c. difficile abscess |
| title | Extraintestinal Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI): A Recurrent Battle with Resilient Abdominal Wall Abscess |
| title_full | Extraintestinal Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI): A Recurrent Battle with Resilient Abdominal Wall Abscess |
| title_fullStr | Extraintestinal Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI): A Recurrent Battle with Resilient Abdominal Wall Abscess |
| title_full_unstemmed | Extraintestinal Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI): A Recurrent Battle with Resilient Abdominal Wall Abscess |
| title_short | Extraintestinal Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI): A Recurrent Battle with Resilient Abdominal Wall Abscess |
| title_sort | extraintestinal clostridioides difficile infection cdi a recurrent battle with resilient abdominal wall abscess |
| topic | extraintestinal cdi abdominal wall abscess persistent c. difficile abscess |
| url | https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/3711 |
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