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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1980-10-24
pubmed:abstractText
The incidence of diarrhea associated with clindamycin and ampicillin was studied prospectively among 606 adult inpatients during a 12-month period. Clindamycin was administered to 288 patients of whom 145 received clindamycin in combination with ampicillin. A comparable group of 318 patients received ampicillin alone. Underlying diseases, diets and medications other than antibiotics studied were implicated in the etiology of diarrhea in 25--40% of patients. The incidence of diarrhea due to ampicillin and clindamycin was 3.8 and 4.2%, respectively (P greater than 0.05). The incidence of diarrhea in patients who received both drugs was 9.0% (P less than 0.05). Diarrhea which developed after completion of antibiotic therapy was two-to-three fold longer in duration than that which occurred during drug administration. This finding underscores the necessity to follow patients closely for at least four to six weeks after receiving such medications.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0002-9270
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
73
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
244-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparative study of diarrhea associated with clindamycin and ampicillin therapy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Controlled Clinical Trial