Clostridium difficile Colitis: Is Severity Increased with Previous Appendectomy?

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Randal Bollinger

, Barbas

A.S.

, Bush

E.L.

Biofilms in the large bowel suggest an apparent function of the human vermiform appendix.

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Matsushita

, Takakuwa

, Matsubayashi

Appendix is a priming site in the development of ulcerative colitis.

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Merchant

, Mower

W.R.

, Ourian

Association between appendectomy and Clostridium difficile infection.

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Wilcox

M.H.

Clostridium difficile infection: appendix.

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