Letter: Clostridium difficile colitis in patients with ulcerative colitis.
2013
F Karaahmet, and
S Coban, and
O Yuksel, and
O Başar, and
I Yüksel
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008297
Male
Males
D003093
Colitis, Ulcerative
Inflammation of the COLON that is predominantly confined to the MUCOSA. Its major symptoms include DIARRHEA, rectal BLEEDING, the passage of MUCUS, and ABDOMINAL PAIN.
An acute inflammation of the INTESTINAL MUCOSA that is characterized by the presence of pseudomembranes or plaques in the SMALL INTESTINE (pseudomembranous enteritis) and the LARGE INTESTINE (pseudomembranous colitis). It is commonly associated with antibiotic therapy and CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE colonization.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016360
Clostridioides difficile
A common inhabitant of the colon flora in human infants and sometimes in adults. The type species Clostridioides difficile is formerly known as Clostridium difficile. It is a causative agent for CLOSTRIDIOIDES INFECTIONS and is associated with PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS ENTEROCOLITIS in patients receiving antibiotic therapy.
Clostridium difficile
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