The brief case: A white-colony-producing clostridioides difficile ribotype 020 strain
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume
61
Issue
6
First Page
e0089322
PubMed ID
37338228
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
School
School of Medical and Health Sciences
RAS ID
62043
Abstract
A bedridden elderly female patient with right hemiparesis was admitted to Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, with acute pyelonephritis. Considering the patient’s history of frequent hospitalization, intravenous meropenem (2 g, every 8 h) was given empirically. An extended-spectrum -lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli isolate was later isolated from her urine, and meropenem was continued for 10 days. . . .
DOI
10.1128/jcm.00893-22
Access Rights
free_to_read
Comments
Imwattana, K., Shivaperumal, N., Leepattarakit, T., Kiratisin, P., Knight, D. R., & Riley, T. V. (2023). The brief case: A white-colony-producing clostridioides difficile ribotype 020 strain. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 61(6), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.00893-22