title: Cephalosporin-associated colitis and Clostridium difficile.
abstract: A case of cephalosporin-associated colitis occurred in which a tissue-cultured morphologic-altering activity was demonstrated in the patient's feces during the active episode. Neutralization of the tissue culture activity by antiserum directed against a partially purified toxin of Clostridium difficile provided a more suggestive link between the colitis and this clostridial species.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003013:Clostridium; D003092:Colitis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D002511:Cephalosporins