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authors: Pinxt, C M H; Bogie, R M M; Hanssen, N M J; Spaetgens, B
title: Antibiotic overuse in older patients: an important clinical reminder of pseudomembranous colitis
date: 2021-07-16
journal: QJM
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcab198
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doc_id: 948283
cord_uid: cy4kxalx

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The CDI was treated with vancomycin and patient recovered swiftly.

The aging process itself, malnutrition and antibiotic (over)use may cause a reduction in gut microbial diversity that increases CDI susceptibility. 1, 2 In addition, an emerging body of studies reveal widespread overuse of antibiotics in patients with COVID-19, entailing an increased risk of adverse events, such as CDI. 3, 4 Therefore, this case underlines that perceived benefits of antibiotic prescription, especially in (frail) older patients, may be This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-onCommercial License (https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/byc/4.0/), which permits nonommercial re-se, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-se, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com

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