Abstract:
Objective To investigate the incidence and clinical features of non-
Clostridium difficile (
C.difficile) associated nosocomial diarrhea in intensive care unit (ICU) caused by
Klebsiella oxytoca and
Clostridium perfringens. Methods The faeces of 102 patients with non-
C.difficile associated nosocomial diarrhea in ICU of West China Hospital, were collected during April to November, 2012. The target bacterial genes were detected by PCR amplification and sequencing, including toxic gene
pehX of
Klebsiella oxytoca, species-specific
16S rRNA gene and toxic gene
cpa and
cpe of
Clostridium perfringens, species-specific
16S rRNA gene with
mapA and toxic gene
hipO of
Campylobacter jejuni. Clinical features of the patients with positive results were summarized.
Results Among 102 patients with non-
C.difficile associated nosocomial diarrhea, 4 patients (3.9%) were detected with toxic
Klebsiella oxytoca while 4 patients (3.9%) were detected with toxic
Clostridium perfringens. No toxic
Campylobacter jejuni was detected. Most of the patients had severe underlying diseases and poor final outcome, accepted potent antibiotics which disturbed intestinal flora obviously..
Conclusion Non-
C.difficile associated nosocomial diarrhea in ICU caused by
Klebsiella oxytoca is and
Clostridium perfringens is associated with severe diseases and poor outcome, but the incidence in our hospital is relatively low in our hospital.