Resumen

Clostridium Difficile (C. Diff) colitis is associated with previous antibiotic use especially in the elderly population. C. Diff colitis associated diarrhea can be a serious condition with high mortality rates, especially in elderly, frail and immuno- compromised patients. We present a case of a 95-year-old male with chronic multi resistant C. Diff infection in which the standard treatment failed, developing multiorgan failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome and a fatal course within a period of 96 hours after admission.

Palabras clave: Clostridium difficile pseudomembranous colitis.

2012-08-23   |   865 visitas   |   Evalua este artículo 0 valoraciones

Vol. 6 Núm.2. Abril-Junio 2012 Pags. 52-54 Arch Salud Sin 2012; 6(2)