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The Juncture Between Clostridioides difficile Infection and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Clin Infect Dis 2019 Jul 02;69(2):366-372

Date

01/29/2019

Pubmed ID

30689770

DOI

10.1093/cid/ciz061

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85069263875 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   6 Citations

Abstract

The detection of Clostridioides difficile in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients is a common occurrence, in part due to the standard clinical practice of testing for the presence of C. difficile during acute IBD exacerbations. Given the clinical overlap between C. difficile infections and acute IBD exacerbations (ie, increased frequency of loose stools, abdominal pain), it is hard to differentiate C. difficile infections versus colonizations in patients with underlying IBD who test positive for C. difficile. Here, we review the epidemiology, clinical presentation, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of IBD patients with positive C. difficile tests.

Author List

Beniwal-Patel P, Stein DJ, Munoz-Price LS

Authors

Poonam Beniwal-Patel MD Associate Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Daniel J. Stein MD Director, Associate Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Carrier State
Clostridium Infections
Disease Management
Humans
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Risk Factors