[Pseudomembranous colitis caused by antibiotic therapy during aorto-iliac surgery].

Minerva Chir

Divisione di Chirurgia Vascolare, Regione Piemonte-USL VIII, Ospedale Maggiore di San Giovanni Battista, Torino.

Published: May 1990

Pseudomembranous colitis is not a rare complication of antibiotic therapy. 2000 surgical procedures with implantation of grafts in the aorto-iliac region were performed from 1974 through 1988; during this period 11 cases of CMP were observed. The Authors report their experience in regard to the various antibiotics administered.

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