Pseudomembranous colitis caused by a toxin A(-) B(+) strain of Clostridium difficile

A P Limaye; D K Turgeon; B T Cookson; T R Fritsche

doi:10.1128/JCM.38.4.1696-1697.2000

Pseudomembranous colitis caused by a toxin A(-) B(+) strain of Clostridium difficile

J Clin Microbiol. 2000 Apr;38(4):1696-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.38.4.1696-1697.2000.

Authors

A P Limaye¹, D K Turgeon, B T Cookson, T R Fritsche

Affiliation

¹ Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA. [email protected]

Abstract

We report a case of severe pseudomembranous colitis due to a toxin A(-) B(+) strain of Clostridium difficile in an immunosuppressed patient and discuss the implications for diagnostic testing in suspected C. difficile-associated diarrhea.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bacterial Proteins*
Bacterial Toxins / metabolism*
Clostridioides difficile / isolation & purification
Clostridioides difficile / metabolism*
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / microbiology*
Enterotoxins / metabolism
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Male
Middle Aged

Substances

Bacterial Proteins
Bacterial Toxins
Enterotoxins
tcdA protein, Clostridium difficile
toxB protein, Clostridium difficile