title: Antibiotic-associated colitis.
abstract: Pseudomembranous colitis, a relatively uncommon and sometimes severe diarrheal disease, recently has been linked to the administration of a number of broad-spectrum antibiotics. The cause has now been identified as a spore-forming clostridial species not previously recognized as a human pathogen. Since the organism is sensitive to moset commonly used antibiotics, its spores may be the key to the disease.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D003013:Clostridium; D003015:Clostridium Infections; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000209:etiology*; D004768:Enterotoxins; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins