Incidence of Clindamycin-Associated Colitis
Authors: CARLOS H. RAMIREZ-RONDA
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1974)

Comments and Corrections1 December 1974Incidence of Clindamycin-Associated ColitisCARLOS H. RAMIREZ-RONDA, M.D., F.A.C.P.CARLOS H. RAMIREZ-RONDA, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-81-6-860_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Clindamycin-associated colitis has been reported recently with some frequency. To the present time there have been 56 cases of clindamycin colitis reported in the medical literature, 19 in the Dallas area (1, *). There are other unpublished reports that describe approximately another 60 patients, 40 in the Dallas area. Four of these patients have been seen at Parkland Memorial Hospital in the past 12 months. As of November 1973 there were 99 cases of this syndrome on record with the manufacturer.The incidence as reported by the manufacturer is 1 in 50 000 to 1 in 100...References1. RAMIREZ-RONDASANFORD CJ: Clindamycin: a Trojan horse? Arch Otolaryngol. In press for 1974 Google Scholar2. HUBBARD W: Clindamycin and pseudomembranous colitis (letter). Lancet 1:172, 1974 Google Scholar3. : Letter to Physicians. 16 August 1974 Google Scholar4. TEDESCOHALFORDALPERS FMD: Clindamycin-associated colitis: a prospective study. Ann Intern Med 81:429-433, 1974 LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Infectious Disease Section Department of Internal Medicine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Dallas, Texas 75235*HOBERMAN U, EIGENBRODT EH, KILMAN WJ, et al: Postantibiotic colitis secondary to oral clindamycin therapy: a clinical study of 16 patients and review of the literature. Unpublished. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByPseudomembranous colitis with fatal outcome in a 43-year-old manClostridium difficile: clinical disease and diagnosis7 Diarrhoea and constipationGeneral Epidemiology, Potential Reservoirs, and Typing ProceduresClostridium difficile: its disease and toxinsChronic osteomyelitis of mandible caused by penicillin-resistant Bacteroides ruminicolaKolon und RektumPseudomembranous ColitisTrimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole-Associated Pseudomembranous ColitisEpidemiology of antibiotic-associated colitisClindamycin-Associated Pseudomembranous Colitis: A Potentially Fatal Adverse Drug ReactionBacteria newly recognized as nosocomial pathogensTreatment and prevention of antimicrobial agent-induced colitis and diarrheaNecrotizing colitis in patients with cancerAntibiotic-associated ColitisSusceptibility to beta-lactam antibiotics and production of beta-lactamase inBacteroides fragilisClindamycin Associated DiarrheaClindamycin-associated Colitis in ChildrenPseudomembranous colitis associated with antibioticsTriacetyloleandomycin in Streptococcal Throat InfectionsOutbreak of Clindamycin-Associated ColitisSHERWIN A. KABINS, M.D., F.A.C.P., THOMAS J. SPIRA, M.D.Lomotil® and Antibiotic ColitisFRED E. PITTMAN, M.D., PH.D. 1 December 1974Volume 81, Issue 6Page: 860-860KeywordsClindamycinColitis Issue Published: 1 December 1974 PDF DownloadLoading ...