Pseudomembrcmous colitis without diarrhoea following ffeficobacter pylori eradication therapy

Hospital Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 431-433

  Lau, C F ^a,b   Hui, P K ^a   Fung, T T ^a   Tung, Sym ^a   Wong, Amc ^a   Loo, C K ^a   Lam, K M ^a  

^a Department of Medicine ^*  (Hong Kong)

^b KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 [[(2 PYRIDYL)METHYL]SULFINYL]BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; LANSOPRAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIARRHEA; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS;

2-PYRIDINYLMETHYLSULFINYLBENZIMIDAZOLES; AGED; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; CLARITHROMYCIN; DIARRHEA; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD; OMEPRAZOLE; PENICILLINS;

EID: 0035405741     PISSN: 14623935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hosp.2001.62.7.1616     Document Type: Article

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