Ultrasound Diagnosis of Antibiotic Associated Diarrhea
- Conditions
- Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea
- Registration Number
- NCT00658151
- Lead Sponsor
- Shaare Zedek Medical Center
- Brief Summary
The hypothesis is that there are unique sonographic characteristics of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. We will compare the ultrasound findings in patients who received antibiotics and developed diarrhea to toxin analysis for clostridium difficile in stool in order to find differences in the sonographic findings in the positive and negative cases.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
- admitted patients who developed diarrhea in 72 hours since the beginning of admission
- patients age above 18 years.
- patients received antibiotics during admission
Exclusion Criteria
- other reasons of diarrhea
- drugs induced diarrhea
- length of time since the beginning of diarrhea is shorter than 72 hours.
- patients had diarrhea during the first day of admission
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Shaare Zedek Medical Center
🇮🇱Jerusalem, Israel