The Morbidity of C. Difficile in Necrotizing Pancreatitis

Necrotizing pancreatitis (NP) patients commonly require antibiotic treatment during the several month-long disease course. We hypothesized that Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is common in NP and significantly impacts outcomes.

Source: American Journal of Surgery - August 12, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Thomas K. Maatman, Jamaica A. Westfall-Snyder, Megan E. Nicolas, Elliott J. Yee, Eugene P. Ceppa, Michael G. House, Attila Nakeeb, C. Max Schmidt, Nicholas J. Zyromski Source Type: research