Antibiotic-associated diarrhea

Pseudomembranous colitis is an infection of the colon caused by the bacterium Clostridium difficile. The illness is characterized by offensive-smelling diarrhea, fever, and abdominal pain. It can be severe, causing toxic megacolon, and even fatal. In most cases the patient, a patient presenting with pseudomembranous colitis has recently been on antibiotics. Antibiotics disturb the normal bowel bacterial flora that generally keep the bacteria Clostridium difficile under control. Clindamycin ...