PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS

Course overview

PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS, A SEVERE INFLAMMATION OF THE INNER LINING OF THE LARGE INTESTINE, MANIFESTS AS AN ANTIBIOTIC-ASSOCIATED COLONIC INFLAMMATORY COMPLICATION. THE DISEASE MOST COMMONLY RESULTS FROM A SERIOUS CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION, AN INCREASING NOSOCOMIAL ISSUE OVER THE LAST TWO DECADES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CAUSE, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PRESENTATION OF PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS TOXICITY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.