Infectious Flashcards

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Diarrhea after a course of antibiotics (particularly amoxicillin, clindamycin and cephalosporins) as a result of the disruption of normal colonic flora

A

pseudomembranous colitis

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Causative organism in pseudomembranous colitis

A

clostridium difficile

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3
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Treatment for pseudomembranous colitis

A

metronidazole

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