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Treatment of Clostridium difficile colitis. Summary of a round table held in Brussels on March, 3rd, 1994
M Delmée1, P Melin, W Peetermans
1Université Catholique de Louvain, Unité de Microbiologie, Bruxelles.
Acta Clinica Belgica
|January 1, 1995
Abstract:
Due to the growing incidence and the severity of infections due to vancomycin resistant enterococci, it is now recommended to treat mild to moderate cases of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea with metronidazole while maintaining the use of oral vancomycin in serious or life-threatening colitis. Clostridium difficile is a common cause of diarrhoea after antibiotic therapy and induces a spectrum of diseases ranging from mild diarrhoea to pseudomembranous colitis (PMC). It is considered to be the first cause of diarrhoea occurring among hospitalized patients (1).