CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION IN ANTIBIOTIC INDUCED DIARRHOEA
Mohsen Ragheb Mohamed;
Abstract
Antibiotics are common noninfectious causes of nosocomial diarrhoeas. Clostridium difficile is the org nism most often linked o
AAD and pseudomembranous colitis . This work aimed to tudy the
t
pattern of Clostridium difficile- induced diarrhoea in Military HospitJis \
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: its incidence , the antibiotics responsible for its occurrence, the
• response to treatment regimens , and the definition of the relapse rate
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This study was done during the peroid from September1999 to
April 2000 .
In this study 160 individuals were included , all were subjected to stool culture & ELISA . they were divided into 2 groups :-
A - The first group : consisted of 100 hospitalized patients , who
received antibiotics and developed diarrhoea . These pati nts subjected to the following
1- Complete medical history.
2- complete physical examination .
3- Complete blood count .
4- Stool culture on the following media:
-CCFA media
-CLEO agar media
- Subouraud dextrose agar.
-This group was further subdivided into 2 subgroups:-
.•.
- CDTA- positive subgroup
- CDTA- negative subgroup
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8- The second group (control group): consisted of 60 individuals free
•
from diarrhoea [ 30 cases hospitalized for more than 30 days , Lnd 30
adults healthy individuals ] .
AAD and pseudomembranous colitis . This work aimed to tudy the
t
pattern of Clostridium difficile- induced diarrhoea in Military HospitJis \
I '
: its incidence , the antibiotics responsible for its occurrence, the
• response to treatment regimens , and the definition of the relapse rate
•
This study was done during the peroid from September1999 to
April 2000 .
In this study 160 individuals were included , all were subjected to stool culture & ELISA . they were divided into 2 groups :-
A - The first group : consisted of 100 hospitalized patients , who
received antibiotics and developed diarrhoea . These pati nts subjected to the following
1- Complete medical history.
2- complete physical examination .
3- Complete blood count .
4- Stool culture on the following media:
-CCFA media
-CLEO agar media
- Subouraud dextrose agar.
-This group was further subdivided into 2 subgroups:-
.•.
- CDTA- positive subgroup
- CDTA- negative subgroup
I
8- The second group (control group): consisted of 60 individuals free
•
from diarrhoea [ 30 cases hospitalized for more than 30 days , Lnd 30
adults healthy individuals ] .
Other data
| Title | CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION IN ANTIBIOTIC INDUCED DIARRHOEA | Other Titles | الإصابة بعدوى ميكروب الكلوستريديوم ديفسيل فى حالات الإسهال الناتجة عن استخدام المضادات الحيوية | Authors | Mohsen Ragheb Mohamed | Issue Date | 2000 |
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