Prospective observational study on antibiotic-associated bloody diarrhea: report of 21 cases with a long-term follow-up from Turkey

Yilmaz, Mesut; Bilir, Yesim; Aygun, GÖKHAN; Erzin, Yusuf; Ozturk, Recep; Celik, AYKUT

doi:10.1097/meg.0b013e328352721a

Prospective observational study on antibiotic-associated bloody diarrhea: report of 21 cases with a long-term follow-up from Turkey

Yilmaz M., Bilir Y. A., Aygun G., Erzin Y., Ozturk R., Celik A. F.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY, cilt.24, sa.6, ss.688-694, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 6
Basım Tarihi: 2012
Doi Numarası: 10.1097/meg.0b013e328352721a
Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.688-694
İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objective Antibiotic-associated hemorrhagic colitis is a distinct form of antibiotic-associated bloody diarrhea (AABD) in which Clostridium difficile is absent. Although the cause is not exactly known, reports have suggested the role of Klebsiella oxytoca and/or C. difficile.