 Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
"Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An acute inflammation of the INTESTINAL MUCOSA that is characterized by the presence of pseudomembranes or plaques in the SMALL INTESTINE (pseudomembranous enteritis) and the LARGE INTESTINE (pseudomembranous colitis). It is commonly associated with antibiotic therapy and CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE colonization.
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D004761
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.410.222.310 C06.405.205.596.800 C06.405.469.363.800
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous" by people in Profiles.
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Pahud BA, Hassan F, Harrison CJ, Halasa NB, Chappell JD, Englund JA, Klein EJ, Szilagyi PG, Weinberg GA, Sherman AK, Polage C, Wikswo ME, McDonald LC, Payne DC, Selvarangan R. Detection of Clostridioides difficile by Real-time PCR in Young Children Does Not Predict Disease. Hosp Pediatr. 2020 07; 10(7):555-562.
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Klatte JM, Myers AL, Livingston RA, Jackson MA. Pediatric physicians' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding Clostridium difficile-associated disease prevention, testing, and treatment. Am J Infect Control. 2012 Aug; 40(6):577.
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St Peter SD, Leslie KO, Heppell JP. Image of the month. Pseudomembranous enterocolitis. Arch Surg. 2004 May; 139(5):565-6.
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Snyder CL, Gittes GK, Murphy JP, Sharp RJ, Ashcraft KW, Amoury RA. Survival after necrotizing enterocolitis in infants weighing less than 1,000 g: 25 years' experience at a single institution. J Pediatr Surg. 1997 Mar; 32(3):434-7.
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O'Neill JA, Holcomb GW. Surgical experience with neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NNE). Ann Surg. 1979 May; 189(5):612-9.
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