%0 Journal Article %A Candiotto, Alberto %A Pascoli, Irene %A Gritti, Alessandra %A Busato, Enrico %A Dal Pozzo, Giuseppe %T Toxic megacolon complicating a Clostridium difficile infection in a pregnant woman %D 2010 %J Journal of Medical Microbiology, %V 59 %N 1 %P 124-126 %@ 1473-5644 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.012526-0 %K CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention %K HICPAC, Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee %K CDI, Clostridium difficile infection %I Microbiology Society, %X 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. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.012526-0