@article{mbs:/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.012526-0, author = "Candiotto, Alberto and Pascoli, Irene and Gritti, Alessandra and Busato, Enrico and Dal Pozzo, Giuseppe", title = "Toxic megacolon complicating a Clostridium difficile infection in a pregnant woman", journal= "Journal of Medical Microbiology", year = "2010", volume = "59", number = "1", pages = "124-126", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.012526-0", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.012526-0", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1473-5644", type = "Journal Article", keywords = "CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention", keywords = "HICPAC, Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee", keywords = "CDI, Clostridium difficile infection", abstract = " Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in non-hospitalized patients has been reported with increased frequency, whereas an association between CDI and pregnancy has not been highlighted. We report a case of toxic megacolon complicating a severe CDI during the second trimester of pregnancy in a patient without traditional risk factors, such as antibiotic use, immunodeficiency, and prolonged and recent hospitalization.", }