Pseudomembranous Colitis

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Oct 1980 English Publisher:SAGE PublicationsJournal:Scottish Medical Journal, volume 25, pages 278-280 (issn: 0036-9330, eissn: 2045-6441,

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Authors: P H, Ritchie; C R, Pennington;

doi: 10.1177/003693308002500406

pmid: 7209501

Pseudomembranous Colitis

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Abstract

Nine patients with pseudomembranous colitis (PMC) are described. Eight patients received prior therapy with antibiotics. Pyrexia and polymorph leukocytosis werecommonfeatures. Six relapses occurred in four of the six patients who were treated with vancomycin. Two patients who did not receive vancomycin died.

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King's Cross Hospital
United Kingdom
NHS Tayside
United Kingdom

Keywords

Vancomycin, Humans, Female, Middle Aged, Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous, Aged, Anti-Bacterial Agents

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