Clinical microbiological case: a heart transplant recipient with diarrhea and abdominal pain. Recurring C. difficile infection

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2001 Aug;7(8):451-2, 458-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1198-743x.2001.00315.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Adult
  • Clostridioides difficile*
  • Diarrhea / drug therapy
  • Diarrhea / microbiology*
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / drug therapy
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / microbiology*
  • Feces / chemistry
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Graft Rejection / drug therapy
  • Graft Rejection / immunology
  • Heart Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Heart Transplantation / immunology
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Male
  • Metronidazole / therapeutic use
  • Vancomycin / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Metronidazole
  • Vancomycin