Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
"Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An acute inflammation of the INTESTINAL MUCOSA that is characterized by the presence of pseudomembranes or plaques in the SMALL INTESTINE (pseudomembranous enteritis) and the LARGE INTESTINE (pseudomembranous colitis). It is commonly associated with antibiotic therapy and CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE colonization.
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D004761
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MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.410.222.310 C06.405.205.596.800 C06.405.469.363.800
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2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous" by people in Profiles.
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Incidence, Risk Factors, and Impact of Clostridium difficile Colitis After Spine Surgery: An Analysis of a National Database. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018 06 15; 43(12):861-868.
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Incidence, Risk Factors, and Impact of Clostridium difficile Colitis Following Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2018 01; 33(1):205-210.e1.
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Clostridium Difficile, Colitis, and Colonoscopy: Pediatric Perspective. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2017 Aug; 19(8):34.
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Multicenter study of Clostridium difficile infection rates from 2000 to 2006. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Oct; 31(10):1030-7.
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Multicenter study of the impact of community-onset Clostridium difficile infection on surveillance for C. difficile infection. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Jun; 30(6):518-25.
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Early colectomy may be associated with improved survival in fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis: an 8-year experience. Am J Surg. 2009 Mar; 197(3):302-7.
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Epidemiology and outcome of Clostridium difficile infection and diarrhea in HIV infected inpatients. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2002 Dec; 44(4):325-30.
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In vitro activity of new quinoxaline compounds against Campylobacter species and Clostridium difficile. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 1993 Aug-Sep; 17(2):177-9.
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Gram-negative bacilli in human milk feedings: quantitation and clinical consequences for premature infants. J Pediatr. 1986 Oct; 109(4):707-10.