ANTIBIOTIC-ASSOCIATED DIARRHEA (AAD) IN A PATIENT AFTER SCHEDULED LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY (A CLINICAL CASE)
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https://doi.org/10.32782/2411-9164.21.2-1Keywords:
antibiotic-associated diarrhea, Clostridium difficile, laparoscopic cholecystectomyAbstract
The purpose of this article is to present a clinical case of antibiotic- associated diarrhea (AAD) in a patient after scheduled laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Antibiotic prophylaxis is an integral part of patient management in abdominal surgery. One of the complications of prescribing antibiotics can be antibiotic-associated diarrhea, the most common causative agent of which is Clostridium difficile (clostridioides difficile-associated diarrhea, CDAD). The severity of clinical manifestations varies from asymptomatic carriage to severe systemic disorders loaded to the death of the patient. The article describes approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of diarrhea associated with Clostridium difficile.
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