Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea and Antibiotic-Associated Colitis

Abstract

ANTIBIOTIC-ASSOCIATED DIARRHEA AND ANTIBIOTIC-ASSOCIATED COLITISBelousova E.A. Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute (MONIKI); 61/2 Shchepkina ul., Moscow, 129110, Russian FederationThe article presents most recent data on antibiotic-associated intestinal disorders. The author reviews epidemiology and causative microorganisms in antibiotic-induced diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis as well as clinical variants of antibiotic-associated disorders. Diagnosis methods are decribed at length with special attention to most sensitive and informative tests. Treatment of different clinical variants of antibiotic-induced disorders is discussed in detail.