Open AccessEarly diagnosis and antibiotic treatment for fulminant Clostridium difficile infection
Author(s) -
Fukushima Kazutaka,
Inokuchi Ryota,
Hirayama Ichiro,
Hiruma Takahiro,
Doi Kent
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3613
Subject(s) - fulminant , medicine , clostridium difficile , antibiotics , intensive care medicine , antibiotic therapy , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
In fulminant Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), early diagnosis is important, and early diagnosis could save fulminant CDI patients that do not qualify for surgery due to severe complicating conditions by conservative antibiotic therapy.