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A Pediatric Case of Antibiotic-Associated Hemorrhagic Colitis Caused by Klebsiella Oxytoca Publisher



Karimi A1 ; Fayazi A1 ; Ghorobi J2 ; Pourmoghaddas Z1, 3
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  1. 1. Research Institute for Children Health, Pediatric Infections Research Center, Mofid Children Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medicine Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medicine Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Child Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-Communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine Published:2019


Abstract

In recent decade the prevalence of antibiotic associated diarrhea was increased because of more antibiotic usage. Colstridum difficile is a microorganism which can cause mild to severe colitis. But the only cause of colitis related to Antibiotics is not colstridum difficle. In this case report we explain a child whit antibiotic associated colitis due to klebsiella oxtyoca. © 2019 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. All rights reserved.