Clostridium Difficile And Psuedomembranous Colitis

Part I of Essay
Clostridium difficle is a rod shaped gram positive bacteria. Clostridium difficile is anaerobic and also a spore former, which allows it to live in the environment for months until it is orally transmitted into its host. Clostridium difficile causes psuedomembranous col ....

Part II of Essay
.... colitis primarily affects the elderly and debilitated. It usually occurs from three to ten days after that start of antibiotic therapy, however some cases were noted to start after antibiotic therapy had been discontinued. The antibiotics that cause clostridium difficle to release the toxins that cause psuedomembranous colitis are clindamycin, ampicillian, cephalosporins, pennicillans, erythromycin, sulfamethoxazole, chlorampheniocol, and tetracycline. Psuedomembranous colitis often affects the rectosigmoid section of the colon ....