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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Colitis, Antibiotic-Associated
Sections: Key Features, Essentials of Diagnosis, General Considerations, Demographics, Clinical Findings, Symptoms and Signs, Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Laboratory Tests, Imaging Studies, Diagnostic Procedures, Treatment, Medications, Immediate treatment: mild disease, Immediate treatment: severe disease, Treatment of relapse , Surgery, Therapeutic Procedures, Outcome, Complications, Prognosis, Prevention, When to Refer, When to Admit, References,
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Topics Discussed: colitis, antibiotic-associated.
Excerpt: | |  Metronidazole, 500 mg three times daily orally for 10–14 days
Vancomycin, 125 mg four times daily orally is equally effective, but more expensive, so reserved for | | – Patients who are intolerant of metronidazole – Patients who do not respond to metronidazole – Pregnant women – Children |
Fidaxomicin, 200 mg orally two times daily |
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