Clostridium difficile infection as a cause of severe sepsis. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Although colitis is often seen in critically all patients who have received multiple broad-spectrum antibiotics, there are no reports describing severe sepsis as a result of Clostridium difficile infection. We describe three cases of severe sepsis with local intestinal Clostridium difficile infection as the only identifiable etiology. The mechanism of severe sepsis may be a derangement of the gastrointestinal barrier function. This could result in absorption of microbes or endotoxin or activation of inflammatory cascades in the submucosa of the intestine or liver.

publication date

  • September 1, 1996

Research

keywords

  • Bacterial Translocation
  • Clostridioides difficile
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
  • Sepsis

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0029797108

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1007/BF02044130

PubMed ID

  • 8905440

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 22

issue

  • 9