Antibiotic enterocolitis

MedGen UID:: 39345
•Concept ID:: C0085819
•: Disease or Syndrome

Synonyms:	Antibiotic Associated Colitis; Antibiotic-Associated Colitis; Colitis, Antibiotic-Associated
SNOMED CT:	Antibiotic enterocolitis (397696004); Janbon's syndrome (397696004); Antibiotic-associated colitis (397696004); Antibiotic-induced colitis (397696004)

Definition

Inflammation of the colon that is caused by an alteration in intestinal flora by antibiotic use. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVAntibiotic enterocolitis

Disease
- Disorder by Site
  - Disorder of gastrointestinal tract
    - Intestinal disorder
      - Colonic disorder
        Colitis
        Antibiotic enterocolitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Probiotics for the Management of Pediatric Gastrointestinal Disorders: Position Paper of the ESPGHAN Special Interest Group on Gut Microbiota and Modifications.

Szajewska H, Berni Canani R, Domellöf M, Guarino A, Hojsak I, Indrio F, Lo Vecchio A, Mihatsch WA, Mosca A, Orel R, Salvatore S, Shamir R, van den Akker CHP, van Goudoever JB, Vandenplas Y, Weizman Z; ESPGHAN Special Interest Group on Gut Microbiota and Modifications
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2023 Feb 1;76(2):232-247. Epub 2022 Oct 11 doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003633. PMID: 36219218

Clostridium difficile Colitis Prevention and Treatment.

Dinleyici M, Vandenplas Y
Adv Exp Med Biol 2019;1125:139-146. doi: 10.1007/5584_2018_322. PMID: 30689174

Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection: Risk Factors, Treatment, and Prevention.

Song JH, Kim YS
Gut Liver 2019 Jan 15;13(1):16-24. doi: 10.5009/gnl18071. PMID: 30400734 Free PMC Article

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