Abstract
Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea, and it occasionally causes extraintestinal infections. We present a case of C. difficile-associated diarrhea that led to vertebral osteomyelitis associated with hardware. The osteomyelitis became symptomatic 2 years after the initial diarrheal event. C. difficile recovered from internal hardware sites cannot simply be regarded as a contaminant but should be treated.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Clostridioides difficile / genetics
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Clostridioides difficile / isolation & purification*
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Clostridium Infections / diagnosis*
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Clostridium Infections / microbiology
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Clostridium Infections / pathology
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Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
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Female
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Humans
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Molecular Typing
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Osteomyelitis / diagnosis*
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Osteomyelitis / microbiology
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Osteomyelitis / pathology
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Spinal Diseases / diagnosis*
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Spinal Diseases / microbiology
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Spinal Diseases / pathology