Abstract
This preterm female infant abruptly developed diarrhea and bowel distention at 25 days of age and died within 60 h with fulminating pseudomembranous colitis and proctitis. Toxin-producing C. difficile was recovered from the stool. The pseudomembranous colitis developed 12 days after the last dose of ampicillin was given to the baby. Necrotizing enterocolitis, a condition pathologically distinct from pseudomembranous colitis, was also present.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 318-320 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1986 |
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Gastroenterology
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