Nosocomial Clostridium difficile infection: possible cause of anastomotic leakage after anterior resection of the rectum

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2007 May;22(5):764. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.04827.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anastomosis, Surgical / adverse effects
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis / adverse effects*
  • Clostridioides difficile / isolation & purification*
  • Cross Infection / microbiology*
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Rectal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Rectum / surgery*
  • Surgical Wound Dehiscence / microbiology*
  • Surgical Wound Infection / microbiology*