Antibiotic-associated Diarrhoea and Colitis
S.Peter . Ed(S): Borriello
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Hardback. Editor(s): Borriello, S.Peter. Series: Developments in Gastroenterology. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 449.
Antimicrobial-associated diarrhea is often caused by Clostridium difficile; this disease can best be diagnosed by detection of fecal cytotoxin in a tissue culture assay and, when therapy is indicated, can be effectively treated with orally administered vancomycin. The cause of disease in most cases of antimicrobial-associated diarrhea that do not involve C. difficile is not known; fortunately, this form of diarrhea 1S usually mild. Antimicrobial-associated diarrhea may also rarely involve s. aureus and certain enteric pathogens. 37 QHAPTER 4 Qf. TECTlON. ISOLATION Al:iQ...IQENTlFICATlON OF CLOSTRIDIUM PIFFICILE S. P. BORRIELLO and PAULINE HONOUR Introduction 38 Detection of Co dlfflcile in stools ... Read more
Antimicrobial-associated diarrhea is often caused by Clostridium difficile; this disease can best be diagnosed by detection of fecal cytotoxin in a tissue culture assay and, when therapy is indicated, can be effectively treated with orally administered vancomycin. The cause of disease in most cases of antimicrobial-associated diarrhea that do not involve C. difficile is not known; fortunately, this form of diarrhea 1S usually mild. Antimicrobial-associated diarrhea may also rarely involve s. aureus and certain enteric pathogens. 37 QHAPTER 4 Qf. TECTlON. ISOLATION Al:iQ...IQENTlFICATlON OF CLOSTRIDIUM PIFFICILE S. P. BORRIELLO and PAULINE HONOUR Introduction 38 Detection of Co dlfflcile in stools ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
Series
Developments in Gastroenterology
Number of Pages
180
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780898386233
SKU
V9780898386233
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