Pseudomembranous colitis in a patient treated with paclitaxel for carcinoma of the breast: A case report

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 132-134

  Ang, Peter ^a   Cheong, W K ^b   Khoo, K S ^b  

^a DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Clostridium difficile; Colonoscopy; Diarrhoea

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; COLESTYRAMINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUOROURACIL; METRONIDAZOLE; PACLITAXEL; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034020413     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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