Abstract
Twenty-two patients with multiple relapses of antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis underwent a tapering dose of oral vancomycin for 21 days and a pulse dose of vancomycin for 21 days. In follow-up ranging from 2-12 months with a mean of 6 months, all patients have been without recurrence of the antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis.
MeSH terms
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Administration, Oral
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Adult
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Aged
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
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Clostridium / physiology
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Drug Administration Schedule
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Drug Therapy, Combination
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Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / drug therapy*
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Recurrence
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Spores, Bacterial / drug effects
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Vancomycin / administration & dosage*
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Vancomycin