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Hepatogastroenterology ; 56(90): 313-6, 2009.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19579589

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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) is a notorious iatrogenic infection with typical endoscopic features consisting of pseudomembranes (PMs). Concomitant colonic ulcers are sometimes endoscopically detected. We hypothesized that length of vancomycin (VCM) administration for treatment depends on presentation of colonic ulcer. METHODOLOGY: We investigated retrospectively endoscopic findings and total number of days of vancomycin administration for patients who showed evidence of C. difficile toxin A or PMs at our hospitals. We excluded CDAD cases with inflammatory bowel disease. RESULTS: Sixteen patients were diagnosed as having CDAD. All patients receiving endoscopic examination presented PMs. Two cases had PMs in the transverse and small intestine. The patients with ulcers needed 5-28 days of administration of VCM, while all those without ulcers except one were cured within seven days. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that ulcer may be a factor of poor prognosis, and we recommend endoscopic examination for all patients with CDAD for identification of poor prognostic groups.


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Antibacterianos/administração & dosagem , Doenças do Colo/tratamento farmacológico , Doenças do Colo/microbiologia , Diarreia/tratamento farmacológico , Enterocolite Pseudomembranosa/tratamento farmacológico , Úlcera/tratamento farmacológico , Úlcera/microbiologia , Vancomicina/administração & dosagem , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Clostridioides difficile/isolamento & purificação , Endoscopia Gastrointestinal , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prognóstico , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do Tratamento
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