Whole-bowel irrigation as an adjunct to the treatment of chronic, relapsing Clostridium difficile colitis

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 186-189

  Liacouras, Chris A ^a,b   Piccoli, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjunctive therapy; Clostridium difficile infection; Polyethylene glycol solution; Whole bowel irrigation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; COLESTYRAMINE; FURAZOLIDONE; GOLYTELY; METRONIDAZOLE; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLITIS; COLON LAVAGE; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTROLYTES; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINES; IRRIGATION; MALE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0029969322     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199604000-00007     Document Type: Article

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