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RELAPSE OF ANTIBIOTIC‐ASSOCIATED COLITIS AFTER VANCOMYCIN THERAPY
Author(s) -
Wilkinson Irene J.,
Rich Gordon,
Moore Brian,
Philpot C. Ross
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1980.tb134883.x
Subject(s) - vancomycin , clostridium difficile , colitis , antibiotics , medicine , clostridium difficile colitis , antibiotic therapy , pseudomembranous colitis , limiting , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , staphylococcus aureus , biology , mechanical engineering , engineering , genetics
Antibiotic‐associated colitis, although occasionally fatal, is a disease which is considered to be seif‐limiting and non‐recurring. Recently, specific treatment with oral vancomycin directed at the trigger organism, Clostridium difficile , has been shown to be effective. A case in which antibiotic‐associated colitis was treated with vancomycin and subsequently recurred is described. The fact that such relapse can occur indicates that further evaluation of the efficacy of vancomycin is required.