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Antibiotic Induced Diarrhea

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Antibiotic induced diarrhea is a spectrum of diseases varying from asymptomatic colonization with Clostridium difficile to fulminant colitis. The most common expression of this disease complex is antibiotic induced diarrhea without colitis. This chapter will cover the clinical and epidemiological manifestations of pseudomembranous colitis with special attention to the critically ill patient. Other causes of antibiotic induced diarrhea will be reviewed briefly.

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    O. J. Pérez-Jimenez MD

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  1. Critical Care Department, Joan XXIII University Hospital, Carrer Mallafré Guasch, 4, E-43007, Tarragona, Spain

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Pérez-Jimenez, O.J. (2007). Antibiotic Induced Diarrhea. In: Rello, J., Kollef, M., Díaz, E., Rodríguez, A. (eds) Infectious Diseases in Critical Care. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34406-3_17

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