TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Colitis, Antibiotic-Associated A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. Y1 - 2010 N1 - T2 - Quick Answers Surgery AB - • Results from antibiotic therapy or alteration in colonic flora• Diarrhea with or without gross mucosal abnormalities• Caused by Clostridium difficile toxins A and B• Also referred to as pseudomembranous colitis• Clindamycin, ampicillin, cephalosporins are common inciting antibiotics• May progress to toxic megacolon, perforation• Symptoms may develop up to 6 weeks following antibiotic treatment SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58107607 ER -