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Clostridium sordellii Colitis

MedGen UID:
882182
•Concept ID:
C4055221
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

Inflammation of the colon resulting from Clostridium Sordelli. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVClostridium sordellii Colitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis.
Bartlett JG
Rev Infect Dis 1984 Mar-Apr;6 Suppl 1:S235-41. doi: 10.1093/clinids/6.supplement_1.s235. PMID: 6718937
Medical management of antimicrobial-associated diarrhea and colitis.
Gotz VP, Rand KH
Pharmacotherapy 1982 Mar-Apr;2(2):100-9. doi: 10.1002/j.1875-9114.1982.tb03180.x. PMID: 6765392

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Asymptomatic carriage of Clostridium difficile in an Irish continuing care institution for the elderly: prevalence and characteristics.
Ryan J, Murphy C, Twomey C, Paul Ross R, Rea MC, MacSharry J, Sheil B, Shanahan F
Ir J Med Sci 2010 Jun;179(2):245-50. Epub 2009 Jun 4 doi: 10.1007/s11845-009-0361-1. PMID: 19495833

Diagnosis

Rapid detection of Clostridium difficile in feces by real-time PCR.
Bélanger SD, Boissinot M, Clairoux N, Picard FJ, Bergeron MG
J Clin Microbiol 2003 Feb;41(2):730-4. doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.2.730-734.2003. PMID: 12574274Free PMC Article
Enzyme immunoassay for detection of Clostridium difficile toxins A and B in patients with antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and colitis.
Aronsson B, Granström M, Möllby R, Nord CE
Eur J Clin Microbiol 1985 Apr;4(2):102-7. doi: 10.1007/BF02013572. PMID: 4006928
Colitis associated with metronidazole therapy.
Saginur R, Hawley CR, Bartlett JG
J Infect Dis 1980 Jun;141(6):772-4. doi: 10.1093/infdis/141.6.772. PMID: 7391617
Colitis induced by Clostridium difficile.
Bartlett JG, Chang T, Taylor NS, Onderdonk AB
Rev Infect Dis 1979 Mar-Apr;1(2):370-8. doi: 10.1093/clinids/1.2.370. PMID: 549188
Neutralization of Clostridium difficile toxin by Clostridium sordellii antitoxins.
Chang TW, Gorbach SL, Bartlett JB
Infect Immun 1978 Nov;22(2):418-22. doi: 10.1128/iai.22.2.418-422.1978. PMID: 730363Free PMC Article

Therapy

Medical management of antimicrobial-associated diarrhea and colitis.
Gotz VP, Rand KH
Pharmacotherapy 1982 Mar-Apr;2(2):100-9. doi: 10.1002/j.1875-9114.1982.tb03180.x. PMID: 6765392
In vitro susceptibility of Clostridium difficile isolates from patients with antibiotic-associated diarrhea or colitis.
Dzink J, Bartlett JG
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1980 Apr;17(4):695-8. doi: 10.1128/AAC.17.4.695. PMID: 7396460Free PMC Article
Colitis induced by Clostridium difficile.
Bartlett JG, Chang T, Taylor NS, Onderdonk AB
Rev Infect Dis 1979 Mar-Apr;1(2):370-8. doi: 10.1093/clinids/1.2.370. PMID: 549188
Antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis.
Bartlett JG
Rev Infect Dis 1979 May-Jun;1(3):530-9. doi: 10.1093/clinids/1.3.530. PMID: 399365
Aetiology of antimicrobial-agent-associated colitis.
George WL, Sutter VL, Goldstein EJ, Ludwig SL, Finegold SM
Lancet 1978 Apr 15;1(8068):802-3. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(78)93001-5. PMID: 85818

Prognosis

Postpartum Clostridium sordellii infection associated with fatal toxic shock syndrome.
Rørbye C, Petersen IS, Nilas L
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2000 Dec;79(12):1134-5. PMID: 11130102
Use of the polymerase chain reaction for the specific and direct detection of Clostridium difficile in human feces.
Gumerlock PH, Tang YJ, Meyers FJ, Silva J Jr
Rev Infect Dis 1991 Nov-Dec;13(6):1053-60. doi: 10.1093/clinids/13.6.1053. PMID: 1775837
Enzyme immunoassay for detection of Clostridium difficile toxins A and B in patients with antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and colitis.
Aronsson B, Granström M, Möllby R, Nord CE
Eur J Clin Microbiol 1985 Apr;4(2):102-7. doi: 10.1007/BF02013572. PMID: 4006928
Antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis in children.
Viscidi RP, Bartlett JG
Pediatrics 1981 Mar;67(3):381-6. PMID: 7243476

Clinical prediction guides

Difference in F-actin depolymerization induced by toxin B from the Clostridium difficile strain VPI 10463 and toxin B from the variant Clostridium difficile serotype F strain 1470.
May M, Wang T, Müller M, Genth H
Toxins (Basel) 2013 Jan 11;5(1):106-19. doi: 10.3390/toxins5010106. PMID: 23344455Free PMC Article
Immunological detection and cytotoxic properties of toxins from toxin A-positive, toxin B-positive Clostridium difficile variants.
Blake JE, Mitsikosta F, Metcalfe MA
J Med Microbiol 2004 Mar;53(Pt 3):197-205. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.05404-0. PMID: 14970244
Rapid detection of Clostridium difficile in feces by real-time PCR.
Bélanger SD, Boissinot M, Clairoux N, Picard FJ, Bergeron MG
J Clin Microbiol 2003 Feb;41(2):730-4. doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.2.730-734.2003. PMID: 12574274Free PMC Article
Enzyme immunoassay for detection of Clostridium difficile toxins A and B in patients with antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and colitis.
Aronsson B, Granström M, Möllby R, Nord CE
Eur J Clin Microbiol 1985 Apr;4(2):102-7. doi: 10.1007/BF02013572. PMID: 4006928
Neutralization of Clostridium difficile toxin by Clostridium sordellii antitoxins.
Chang TW, Gorbach SL, Bartlett JB
Infect Immun 1978 Nov;22(2):418-22. doi: 10.1128/iai.22.2.418-422.1978. PMID: 730363Free PMC Article

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