Antibiotic-induced diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis

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Diarrhea associated with antibiotic therapy is common and usually self-limited. However, pseudomembranous colitis may develop in some patients and, if left untreated, may progress to severe illness and secondary bacterial septicemia. Dr Jacobs examines the causes and the clinical and laboratory features of the condition and recommends treatment regimens and methods of prevention.

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Norman F. Jacobs

Norman F. Jacobs Jr, MD Dr Jacobs is chairman, infection control, DeKalb Medical Specialty Center, Decatur, Georgia, and clinical assistant professor of medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta. His interests include respiratory infections, drug interactions and side effects, and medical education.