Treatment of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Diarrhea in Cancer Patients: A Series of Three Cases
Joint Authors
Nanjappa, Sowmya
Greene, John N.
Denham, James D.
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-04-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is a common cause of watery diarrhea in children in the developing world and an infrequent cause of significant diarrhea in adult patients.
EPEC diarrhea, while not commonly seen in cancer patients, can cause significant distress to patients, and antimicrobial choice for this condition in this patient population is not clearly delineated in the literature.
We report 3 cases of EPEC diarrhea in cancer patients and discuss the use of azithromycin for successful treatment of these patients.
Positive outcomes were seen while using azithromycin in our first two patients and ciprofloxacin in our third patient.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Denham, James D.& Nanjappa, Sowmya& Greene, John N.. 2018. Treatment of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Diarrhea in Cancer Patients: A Series of Three Cases. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144668
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Denham, James D.…[et al.]. Treatment of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Diarrhea in Cancer Patients: A Series of Three Cases. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144668
American Medical Association (AMA)
Denham, James D.& Nanjappa, Sowmya& Greene, John N.. Treatment of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Diarrhea in Cancer Patients: A Series of Three Cases. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144668
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1144668