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Gut and Liver, 2015 Toxic megacolon is a rare clinical complication of fulminant Clostridium difficile infection. The mortality rate of fulminant C. difficile infection is reported to be as high as 50%.
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Management of Severe Attacks of Ulcerative Colitis with New Technologies
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1990 Barium enema and colonoscopy are contraindicated in severe attacks of ulcerative colitis because of the possibility of toxic megacolon and perforation.
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A Rare Presentation of Crohn's Disease [PDF]
, 2008 Free peritoneal perforation is a rare complication of Crohn's disease with a report of only 100 cases in the literature. It needs an emergency exploration and an unaware general surgeon is confounded in intraoperative decision-making.
Bhat, Sriram M +4 more
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ChemistryEurope, Volume 4, Issue 3, March 2026.A newly discovered fluorogenic DNAzyme, RFD‐CD3, enables rapid and sensitive detection of Clostridioides difficile and—unexpectedly—Listeria monocytogenes, making it the first dual‐responsive DNAzyme for two unrelated bacterial pathogens. Its strong catalytic efficiency, pH‐tolerant activity, and modular trans‐acting design position it as a promising ...
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JBN (Jurnal Bedah Nasional)Background: Toxic megacolon is a life-threatening condition characterized by extreme colonic dilation and systemic toxicity. It often results from underlying inflammatory bowel disease, such as ulcerative colitis, or infectious colitis. Early recognition
Ridho Kurnianda +2 more
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Toxic Megacolon: Background, Pathophysiology, Management Challenges and Solutions [Corrigendum]
Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology, 2021 Desai J, Elnaggar M, Hanfy AA, Doshi R. Clin Exp Gastroenterol. 2020;13:203—210. The authors wish to add the following reference to the end of the reference section on page 210. 60. UpToDate Inc. Toxic megacolon. Alphen aan den Rijn: Wolters Kluwer;
Desai J, Elnaggar M, Hanfy AA, Doshi R
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UK Renal Registry 18th Annual Report : Chapter 12 Epidemiology of Reported Infections amongst Patients Receiving Dialysis for Established Renal Failure in England 2013 to 2014: a Joint Report from Public Health England and the UK Renal Registry [PDF]
, 2016 From 1st May 2013 to 30th April 2014 there were 35 episodes of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia in established renal failure patients on dialysis.
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Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Volume 30, Issue 6, March 2026.ABSTRACT Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic, inflammatory bowel disease with limited clinical treatment. Traditional Chinese medicinal ingredients honokiol and magnolol have potential anti‐inflammatory and gastrointestinal protective effects. However, their anti‐inflammatory potential has not been investigated in UC.
Zhaoxu Cai +5 more
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Present and past perspectives on Clostridium difficile infection
Revista de Gastroenterología de México (English Edition), 2018 Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive bacillus that has become one of the main hospital-acquired human gastrointestinal infections in recent years.
D.A. Álvarez-Hernández +5 more
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Faecal Microbiota Transplantation plus selected use of antibiotics for severe-complicated Clostridium difficile infection: description of a protocol with high success rate [PDF]
, 2015 Background Severe and severe/complicated Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) can result in ICU admission, sepsis, toxic megacolon and death. In this setting, colectomy is the standard of care but it is associated with a 50% mortality.
Cook, Gwen K. +6 more
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