Evaluation of results of treatment and diagnosis of clostridium difficile colitis cases occurred at our surgery department in the past 5 years

Introduction: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is mediated by antibiotic agents altering colonization resistance, which leads to disruption of the normal bacterial flora of the colon resulting in the development of colitis associated with diarrhea. Patients can be asymptomatic carriers of C. difficile or infected from an exogenous source (e.g. healthcare facility). Pseudomembranous colitis is a severe life-threatening form of the infection. There is evidence that the incidence and severity if the disease are increasing. Method: In the past 5 years (2009 – 2013) 588 cases of diagnosed and microbiologically c…