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Pseudomembranous colitis:
(i) is caused by Clostridium perfringens
(ii) is mediated by an exotoxin
(iii) is common in children
(iv) can result from hospital cross infection
(v) requires treatment with antibiotics

draditithegreat · Credits: 1247950 My Scrapbook

(v) requires treatment with antibiotics

hardcoremallu · Credits: 14677 My Scrapbook My Reading List 6 Books

i think the answer id 4. it can result from hospital cross infection
Enteric isolation of patients at risk is recommended. Treatment of asymptomatic carriers is not recommended because treatment may prolong carriage, which usually resolves spontaneously.

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is mediated by an exotoxin

mohsensheta · Credits: 666 My Scrapbook

Pseudomembraneous colitis is a complication of antibiotic therapy mainly ampicillin.
It is rare in infants less than 12 months.
It is caused by clostradium difficile which release powerful toxin(endotoxin)which then causes the symptoms.
The tretment is usually metronedazol and vancomycin also used.
So answer is 5

ratnakar_potla · Credits: 5703 My Scrapbook My Reading List 2 Books

COMPLETELY AGREEING WITH MOHSEN ANSWER IS 5

BRAVO · Credits: 45320 My Scrapbook

i think it should be 5,there are four antibiotics which cause pseudomembranous colitis COMMONLY...

its TALC

T-TETRACYCLINE

A-AMPICILLIN

L-LINCOMYCIN

C-CLINDAMYCIN

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yes, there are some antibio's that causes PMcolitis, but another things - > it is treated with antibiotics also, but must withdraw the causative ones, to prevent that must got probiotics (lcato/bifidum bacterium with antibio's ) they are widely avaible in Yoghourts, etc.

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1 and 5 are correct

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4 and 5 are correct

Hospital acqiured outbreaks are well known with antibioyic associated diarrhoes.They are caused by clostridium difficle. The spectrum of disease ranges from antibiotic induced diarrhoes which cud be mild to antibiotic associated colitis to the very severe form of Pseudomembranous colitis.

the management mainly includes fluid electrolyte balance,stoppage of the incriminating antimicrobial agent and for severe cases oral metronidazole and vancomycin.

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