PART 8: Infectious Diseases
SECTION 2 Clinical Syndromes: Community-Acquired Infections
129 Clostridium difficile Infection, Including Pseudomembranous Colitis
 | Figure 129-1 Autopsy specimen showing confluent pseudomembranes covering the cecum of a patient with pseudomembranous colitis. Note the sparing of the terminal ileum (arrow). |
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 | Figure 129-2 Pathogenesis model for hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). At least three events are integral to C. difficile pathogenesis. Exposure to antibiotics establishes susceptibility to infection.... |
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