Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.
1989 Nov;9(2):221-226.
4 Cases of Pseudomembranous Colitis Confirmed by Clostridium Culture
Abstract
- Diarrhea is a common complication of antibiotics usage. The diarrhea ascribed to antibiotics usually consist of loose or watery stools, sometimes containing mucus but rarely grossly evident blood. Almost every antibiotics has been implicated, although cases related to the use of vancomycin or aminoglycosides are rare. Although the pathogenesis of antibiotics-associated diarrhea is not confirmed, recent studies have shown that a toxin of clostridium difficile is implicated as a cause of it. Diagnosis is made by detecting toxin in the stool or stool culture for C.difficile. Treatment is either directed at binding the toxin with anion exchange resins such as cholestyramine in mild case, or at eradicating the C.difficile organism with vancomycin, metronidazole or bacitracin for more severe cases. (continue...)
MeSH Terms
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Aminoglycosides
Anion Exchange Resins
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacitracin
Cholestyramine Resin
Clostridium difficile
Clostridium*
Diagnosis
Diarrhea
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous*
Metronidazole
Mucus
Vancomycin
Aminoglycosides
Anion Exchange Resins
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacitracin
Cholestyramine Resin
Metronidazole
Vancomycin
