title: [Diarrhea caused by antibiotic therapy].
abstract: Diarrhoea, or any change in bowel habits, occurs in up to 30% of the individuals treated by antimicrobial agents. Most cases of such diarrhoea are benign and secondary to a transient dysfunction of normal colonic flora induced by the antibiotic treatment. In some cases, the antibiotic-induced alteration of the normal gut flora leads to the establishment of pathogens, of which Clostridium difficile is the most important. C. difficile intestinal infection results in a wide spectrum of diseases, ranging from benign diarrhoea without colitis to life-threatening cases of relapsing pseudomembranous colitis.
authors: Service d'hépato-gastro-entérologie et de nutrition, Hôpital Rothschild, Paris.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Beaugerie
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000187:drug effects / Q000382:microbiology; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Diarrhées des traitements antibiotiques.