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Review
. 2009 Dec;15(12):1093-9.
doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.03004.x. Epub 2009 Jul 22.

Fatal Clostridium difficile enteritis caused by the BI/NAP1/027 strain: a case series of ileal C. difficile infections

C Lavallée  1 , B Laufer, J Pépin, A Mitchell, S Dubé, A-C Labbé
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Fatal Clostridium difficile enteritis caused by the BI/NAP1/027 strain: a case series of ileal C. difficile infections

C Lavallée et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2009 Dec.
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Abstract

Clostridium difficile generally causes diarrhoea and colitis. Small-bowel infections are considered to be rare. Twelve cases of ileal C. difficile infections are presented, including the first reported case proven to be caused by the hypervirulent BI/NAP1/027 strain. This case series suggests that small bowel involvement in C. difficile infections may be more frequent than previously thought.

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