Clostridium difficile colitis following treatment with metronidazole and vancomycin.
A 25 year old woman developed Clostridium difficile colitis following a course of vancomycin and metronidazole prescribed for pelvic inflammatory disease. The condition resolved after treatment with vancomycin given alone. Colitis following this combination of antibiotics has not been described previously.
Bingley
P J
PJ
Department of Medicine, Whittington Hospital, London, UK.
Harding
G M
GM
D000328:Adult; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000209:etiology; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D008795:Metronidazole; D014640:Vancomycin