Deshmukh Farah, Agrawal Upasana, Merrell Nancy
Department of Internal Medicine, Bassett Medical Center and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, USA.
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India.
IDCases. 2020 May 8;21:e00797. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00797. eCollection 2020.
There has been a significant increase in hospital and community acquired infection in the past decade. In addition to CDI, the rate of infection with enterohemorrhagic (EHEC) has also increased by 28% in United States in the last five years. Concomitant CDI and EHEC infections are rare and if not identified early such co-infections can be fatal. We present the case of patient with hematochezia who was found to be positive for and EHEC. She had a complicated hospital course that required timely identification of complications and management.
在过去十年中,医院获得性感染和社区获得性感染显著增加。除了艰难梭菌感染(CDI)外,美国肠出血性大肠杆菌(EHEC)感染率在过去五年中也上升了28%。CDI和EHEC合并感染很少见,如果不及早识别,这种合并感染可能是致命的。我们报告了一例便血患者,该患者被检测出EHEC呈阳性。她的住院过程很复杂,需要及时识别并发症并进行处理。