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J Med Microbiol 59 (2010), 124-126; DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.012526-0
© 2010 Society for General Microbiology
ISSN 0022-2615

Toxic megacolon complicating a Clostridium difficile infection in a pregnant woman

Alberto Candiotto1, Irene Pascoli2, Alessandra Gritti2, Enrico Busato1 and Giuseppe Dal Pozzo1

1 Unità Operativa di Ginecologia e Ostetricia, Ospedale cà Foncello, Treviso, Italy

2 Dipartimento di Scienze Ginecologiche e della Riproduzione Umana, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy

Correspondence
Alberto Candiotto
candiottoa{at}gmail.com

Received May 22, 2009
Accepted September 7, 2009

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in non-hospitalized patients has been reported with increased frequency, whereas an association between CDI and pregnancy has not been highlighted. We report a case of toxic megacolon complicating a severe CDI during the second trimester of pregnancy in a patient without traditional risk factors, such as antibiotic use, immunodeficiency, and prolonged and recent hospitalization.






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