Pseudomembranous colitis in a leukaemia unit: a report of five fatal cases.
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- 1 December 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 32 (12), 1237-1243
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.32.12.1237
Abstract
Five cases of clindamycin-associated pseudomembranous colitis in leukaemic patients are reported. These cases were all fatal, and it is suggested that the use of clindamycin in leukaemic patients should be reserved for specific indications.This publication has 23 references indexed in Scilit:
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