Title |
Staphylococcal Enterocolitis: Forgotten but Not Gone?
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Published in |
Digestive Diseases and Sciences, July 2009
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DOI | 10.1007/s10620-009-0886-1 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Zheng Lin, Donald P. Kotler, Patrick M. Schlievert, Emilia Mia Sordillo |
Abstract |
Staphylococcus aureus may cause antibiotic-associated diarrhea and enterocolitis, with or without preceding antibiotic use, in immunocompromised adults or infants, or individuals with predisposing conditions, but there is little appreciation of this condition clinically. CLINICAL DISEASE: The main clinical feature that helps to differentiate staphylococcal enterocolitis (SEC) from Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea is large-volume, cholera-like diarrhea in the former case. A predominance of gram-positive cocci in clusters on gram stain of stool or biopsy specimens and the isolation of S. aureus as the dominant or sole flora support the diagnosis. |
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United States | 1 | 2% |
Netherlands | 1 | 2% |
Portugal | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 54 | 93% |
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Other | 8 | 14% |
Student > Bachelor | 7 | 12% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 5% |
Other | 11 | 19% |
Unknown | 12 | 21% |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 19% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 8 | 14% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 4 | 7% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 7% |
Other | 6 | 10% |
Unknown | 10 | 17% |