Abstract
A case report of successful management of fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis post-ileostomy reversal with administration of vancomycin through a transverse colostomy
Highlights
Clostridium difficile (CD), discovered in 1935, is one of the most common hospital-acquired infection diseases
We report the first case of fulminant type CD colitis post-stoma reversal surgery that underwent transverse colostomy and has survived after intensive care
CD infections (CDI) occurred after ileostomy reversal and transverse colostomy was useful
Summary
A case report of successful management of fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis postileostomy reversal with administration of vancomycin through a transverse colostomy. Keiji Matsuda1* , Yojiro Hashiguchi, Mitsuo Tsukamoto, Kohei Ohno, Yuka Okada, Takahiro Yagi, Yoshihisa Fukushima, Atsushi Horiuchi, Ryu Shimada, Tsuyoshi Ozawa, Tamuro Hayama, Takeshi Tsuchiya, Junko Tamura, Hisae Iinuma, Keijiro Nozawa, Yuko Sasajima and Fukuo Kondo
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