Definition
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea is diarrhea (abnormally frequent intestinal evacuation with more or less fluid stools) that develops within a few hours following antibiotic treatment up to 8 weeks after antibiotic discontinuation.
Introduction
The discovery of antibiotics is one of the most significant scientific achievements to date. Although antibiotics help treat most bacterial infections, they can have short- and/or long-lasting effects on the gastrointestinal tract microbiota depending on the class of antibiotic and the course of treatment. Antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) is a common problem that results in extended hospital stays. The lack of treatment options for patients with refractory and recurrent disease further increases the morbidity and cost of this condition. The incidence of AAD is hard to pinpoint, but it is estimated that between 5 % and 25 % of patients taking antibiotics will develop diarrhea....
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Theriot, C., Young, V.B. (2014). Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea. In: Nelson, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Metagenomics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6418-1_64-3
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