Clostridium difficile Infection Worsens the Prognosis of Ulcerative Colitis

María E Negrón; Herman W Barkema; Kevin Rioux; Jeroen De Buck; Sylvia Checkley; Marie-Claude Proulx; Alexandra Frolkis; Paul L Beck; Levinus A Dieleman; Remo Panaccione; Subrata Ghosh; Gilaad G Kaplan

doi:10.1155/2014/914303

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Jan 2014)

Clostridium difficile Infection Worsens the Prognosis of Ulcerative Colitis

María E Negrón,
Herman W Barkema,
Kevin Rioux,
Jeroen De Buck,
Sylvia Checkley,
Marie-Claude Proulx,
Alexandra Frolkis,
Paul L Beck,
Levinus A Dieleman,
Remo Panaccione,
Subrata Ghosh,
Gilaad G Kaplan

Affiliations

María E Negrón: Alberta Inflammatory Bowel Disease Consortium, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Herman W Barkema: Alberta Inflammatory Bowel Disease Consortium, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Kevin Rioux: Alberta Inflammatory Bowel Disease Consortium, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Jeroen De Buck: Alberta Inflammatory Bowel Disease Consortium, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Sylvia Checkley: Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Marie-Claude Proulx: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Alexandra Frolkis: Alberta Inflammatory Bowel Disease Consortium, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Paul L Beck: Alberta Inflammatory Bowel Disease Consortium, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Levinus A Dieleman: Alberta Inflammatory Bowel Disease Consortium, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Remo Panaccione: Alberta Inflammatory Bowel Disease Consortium, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Subrata Ghosh: Alberta Inflammatory Bowel Disease Consortium, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Gilaad G Kaplan: Alberta Inflammatory Bowel Disease Consortium, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/914303
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 28, no. 7
pp. 373 – 380

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: The impact of Clostridium difficile infections among ulcerative colitis (UC) patients is well characterized. However, there is little knowledge regarding the association between C difficile infections and postoperative complications among UC patients.

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

ISSN: 2291-2789 (Print); 2291-2797 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1720

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