Clinical manifestation of Clostridium difficile enteritis in Calcutta

J Assoc Physicians India. 1991 Sep;39(9):683-4.

Abstract

233 cases with acute diarrhoea investigated, Clostridium difficile was isolated as a sole pathogen from 17 (7.3%) cases. The Major clinical features of these cases were watery diarrhoea (82.4%), bloody stool (17.6%), vomiting (64.8%), fever (17.6%) and abdominal pain (2.5%). Fourteen (82.4%) of 17 C difficile isolates were found to produce cytotoxin as detected by Verocell assay.

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Clostridioides difficile / isolation & purification*
  • Diarrhea / microbiology*
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / diagnosis*
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • India / epidemiology
  • Male