PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - A J Simpson
AU  - S S Das
AU  - S Tabaqchali
TI  - Nosocomial empyema caused by Clostridium difficile.
AID  - 10.1136/jcp.49.2.172
DP  - 1996 Feb 01
TA  - Journal of Clinical Pathology
PG  - 172--173
VI  - 49
IP  - 2
4099  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/49/2/172.short
4100  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/49/2/172.full
SO  - J Clin Pathol1996 Feb 01; 49
AB  - Pleural infection with Clostridium difficile is extremely rare. A case of nosocomial empyema following chest drain insertion in a 46 year old man is described. The potential of C difficile to cause extra-intestinal infections should be recognised and its isolation from other sites should not be ignored.