The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 3 , Pages 302-307, March 2009

Early colectomy may be associated with improved survival in fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis: an 8-year experience

  • Christopher W. Seder, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Infectious Diseases, William Beaumont Hospitals, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA
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  • Mario R. Villalba Jr., M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Infectious Diseases, William Beaumont Hospitals, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA
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  • James Robbins, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Infectious Diseases, William Beaumont Hospitals, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA
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  • Felicia A. Ivascu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Infectious Diseases, William Beaumont Hospitals, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA
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  • Christopher F. Carpenter, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, William Beaumont Hospitals, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA
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  • Mary Dietrich, B.S.N.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, William Beaumont Hospitals, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA
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  • Mario R. Villalba Sr., M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Infectious Diseases, William Beaumont Hospitals, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +01-248-288-1130; fax: +01-248-288-5931

Received 22 August 2008; received in revised form 8 November 2008

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PII: S0002-9610(08)00774-5

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.11.001

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 3 , Pages 302-307, March 2009

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