1982 Volume 56 Issue 12 Pages 1225-1229
Clostridium difficile was isolated from blood culture from a 86-year old woman suffering from SBPC induced colitis. Enterobacter and Klebsiella were also isolated from the blood and C. diff'iicile was also isolated from the stool. She developed septic shock and DIC, and died 12 days after C. difficile had been isolated.