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Clostridium Colitis

MedGen UID:
256154
•Concept ID:
C1142300
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

An acute inflammatory disorder of the colon secondary to infection with any species of the bacterial genus Clostridium. Symptoms include acute diarrhea, abdominal pain, and myalgia. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVClostridium Colitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clostridium difficile Infection: an update on treatment and prevention.
Stebel R, Vojtilová L, Husa P
Vnitr Lek 2020 Spring;66(2):58-62. PMID: 32942889
Clostridium colitis: challenges in diagnosis and treatment.
Buxey KN, Sia C, Bell S, Wale R, Wein D, Warrier SK
ANZ J Surg 2017 Apr;87(4):227-231. Epub 2014 Sep 9 doi: 10.1111/ans.12840. PMID: 25201532
Clinical utility of retrograde terminal ileum intubation in the evaluation of chronic non-bloody diarrhea.
Makkar R, Lopez R, Shen B
J Dig Dis 2013 Oct;14(10):536-42. doi: 10.1111/1751-2980.12082. PMID: 23777610

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clostridium difficile Infection: an update on treatment and prevention.
Stebel R, Vojtilová L, Husa P
Vnitr Lek 2020 Spring;66(2):58-62. PMID: 32942889
Clinical and microbiological characteristics of Clostridium difficile infection in children hospitalized at the Departement of Paediatric Infectious Diseases in Brno between 2013 and 2017.
Musil V, Homola L, Vrba M, Braunová A, Malá M, Holečková P, Krbková L
Epidemiol Mikrobiol Imunol 2019 Winter;68(1):15-22. PMID: 31181948
Clostridium colitis: challenges in diagnosis and treatment.
Buxey KN, Sia C, Bell S, Wale R, Wein D, Warrier SK
ANZ J Surg 2017 Apr;87(4):227-231. Epub 2014 Sep 9 doi: 10.1111/ans.12840. PMID: 25201532
Surgical treatment of Clostridium colitides.
Mitas L, Svaton R, Skricka T, Kala Z, Penka I, Hanslianov M, Grolich T, Polak P, Hlavsa J
Acta Chir Iugosl 2012;59(2):63-9. doi: 10.2298/aci1202063m. PMID: 23373360

Diagnosis

Clinical and microbiological characteristics of Clostridium difficile infection in children hospitalized at the Departement of Paediatric Infectious Diseases in Brno between 2013 and 2017.
Musil V, Homola L, Vrba M, Braunová A, Malá M, Holečková P, Krbková L
Epidemiol Mikrobiol Imunol 2019 Winter;68(1):15-22. PMID: 31181948
Clostridium colitis: challenges in diagnosis and treatment.
Buxey KN, Sia C, Bell S, Wale R, Wein D, Warrier SK
ANZ J Surg 2017 Apr;87(4):227-231. Epub 2014 Sep 9 doi: 10.1111/ans.12840. PMID: 25201532
Colopathies of the old adults.
Pepersack T
Acta Gastroenterol Belg 2006 Jul-Sep;69(3):287-95. PMID: 17168125

Therapy

Clostridium difficile Infection: an update on treatment and prevention.
Stebel R, Vojtilová L, Husa P
Vnitr Lek 2020 Spring;66(2):58-62. PMID: 32942889
Clinical and microbiological characteristics of Clostridium difficile infection in children hospitalized at the Departement of Paediatric Infectious Diseases in Brno between 2013 and 2017.
Musil V, Homola L, Vrba M, Braunová A, Malá M, Holečková P, Krbková L
Epidemiol Mikrobiol Imunol 2019 Winter;68(1):15-22. PMID: 31181948
Clostridium colitis: challenges in diagnosis and treatment.
Buxey KN, Sia C, Bell S, Wale R, Wein D, Warrier SK
ANZ J Surg 2017 Apr;87(4):227-231. Epub 2014 Sep 9 doi: 10.1111/ans.12840. PMID: 25201532
Colopathies of the old adults.
Pepersack T
Acta Gastroenterol Belg 2006 Jul-Sep;69(3):287-95. PMID: 17168125
Relapse of Clostridium colitis after vancomycin therapy.
Rampling A, Warren RE, Sykes HV
J Antimicrob Chemother 1980 Jul;6(4):551-2. doi: 10.1093/jac/6.4.551. PMID: 7430017

Prognosis

Clinical and microbiological characteristics of Clostridium difficile infection in children hospitalized at the Departement of Paediatric Infectious Diseases in Brno between 2013 and 2017.
Musil V, Homola L, Vrba M, Braunová A, Malá M, Holečková P, Krbková L
Epidemiol Mikrobiol Imunol 2019 Winter;68(1):15-22. PMID: 31181948
Surgical treatment of Clostridium colitides.
Mitas L, Svaton R, Skricka T, Kala Z, Penka I, Hanslianov M, Grolich T, Polak P, Hlavsa J
Acta Chir Iugosl 2012;59(2):63-9. doi: 10.2298/aci1202063m. PMID: 23373360

Clinical prediction guides

Clostridium colitis: challenges in diagnosis and treatment.
Buxey KN, Sia C, Bell S, Wale R, Wein D, Warrier SK
ANZ J Surg 2017 Apr;87(4):227-231. Epub 2014 Sep 9 doi: 10.1111/ans.12840. PMID: 25201532
Surgical treatment of Clostridium colitides.
Mitas L, Svaton R, Skricka T, Kala Z, Penka I, Hanslianov M, Grolich T, Polak P, Hlavsa J
Acta Chir Iugosl 2012;59(2):63-9. doi: 10.2298/aci1202063m. PMID: 23373360

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