Publications by authors named "Nithesh Babu"
Article Synopsis
- Pseudomembranous colitis (PC) is an inflammation of the colon mainly caused by Clostridium difficile, often triggered by antibiotic use, as seen in a case involving a 48-year-old man with severe health issues who presented with acute weakness and later developed PC during hospitalization.*
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- The patient's condition deteriorated due to complications like ventilator-associated pneumonia from multi-drug resistant bacteria, but he successfully transitioned off mechanical ventilation before facing severe diarrhea and abdominal pain linked to PC, confirmed by stool tests and imaging.*
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- Despite an initial treatment plan including vancomycin and metronidazole, he experienced a relapse of PC, which was confirmed through colonoscopy; this case underscores the need
