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Antibiotic Associated Diarrhoea and Colitis

The role of Clostridium difficile in gastrointestinal disorders

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  • © 1984

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Editors:
  1. S. Peter Borriello

    1. Division of Communicable Diseases, Clinical Research Centre, Middlesex, UK

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Part of the book series: Developments in Gastroenterology (DIGA, volume 5)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. Introduction

    • S. P. Borriello
    Pages 1-2

  3. Antibiotics Associated with Clostridium Difficile Mediated Diarrhoea and/or Colitis

    • F. J. Tedesco
    Pages 3-8

  4. Spectrum of Disease

    • D. W. Burdon
    Pages 9-23

  5. Diagnosis and Treatment of Antimicrobial Agent-Associated Diarrhoea and Colitis

    • W. L. George
    Pages 25-36

  6. Detection, Isolation and Identification of Clostridium Difficile

    • S. P. Borriello, Pauline Honour
    Pages 37-47

  7. Detection of Clostridium Difficile Toxins

    • S. P. Borriello, A. R. Welch
    Pages 49-56

  8. Epidemiology of Antimicrobial Agent-Associated Diarrhoea and Colitis

    • M. E. Mulligan
    Pages 57-70

  9. Typing Clostridium Difficile

    • S. P. Borriello
    Pages 71-78

  10. Clostridium Difficile and Colonization Resistance

    • Fiona E. Barclay, S. P. Borriello
    Pages 79-87

  11. Characteristics of the Toxins of Clostridium Difficile

    • David M. Lyerly, Tracy D. Wilkins
    Pages 89-102

  12. Interaction of Clostridium Difficile Toxin B (Cytotoxin) with Cultured Cells

    • Monica Thelestam, Inger Florin
    Pages 103-118

  13. Animal Models of Clostridium Difficile Infection

    • Robert Fekety
    Pages 119-132

  14. The Pathology of Antibiotic-Associated Colitis

    • Ashley B. Price
    Pages 133-146

  15. Concluding remarks — the unanswered questions

    • S. P. Borriello
    Pages 147-149

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 151-179
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Division of Communicable Diseases, Clinical Research Centre, Middlesex, UK

    S. Peter Borriello

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Antibiotic Associated Diarrhoea and Colitis

  • Book Subtitle: The role of Clostridium difficile in gastrointestinal disorders

  • Editors: S. Peter Borriello

  • Series Title: Developments in Gastroenterology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5664-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Boston 1984

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-89838-623-3Published: 31 January 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-8999-9Published: 20 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-5664-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 180

  • Topics: Gastroenterology, Medical Microbiology

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