Similar frequency of detection of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin and Clostridium difficile toxins in patients with antibiotic-associated diarrhea

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2001 Sep;20(9):676-7. doi: 10.1007/s100960100571.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / adverse effects*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacterial Toxins / analysis*
  • Clostridioides difficile / isolation & purification
  • Clostridioides difficile / metabolism*
  • Clostridium perfringens / isolation & purification
  • Clostridium perfringens / metabolism*
  • Diarrhea / chemically induced*
  • Diarrhea / microbiology
  • Enterotoxins / analysis
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Probability
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Enterotoxins