TY  - CHAP
AU  - Katie Solomon
AU  - Lorraine Kyne
ED  - Masayuki Fukata
Y1  - 2012-01-05
PY  - 2012
T1  - Clostridium difficile-Associated Colitis: Role of the Immune Response and Approach to Treatment
N2  - Inflammation of the colon is collectively called "Colitis". Since a variety of conditions may cause colitis and its manifestations are similar among the causes, selection of the right treatment based on the correct diagnosis is important in the management of this group of illnesses. Over the last few decades, a major shift has been observed in the clinical attention to the pathogenesis of colitis from infectious to idiopathic inflammatory bowel diseases. Colitis cases that are associated with chemical therapeutics and specific pathogens such as amoeba, have become prominent in hospitalized individuals and immune deficient patients, respectively. In addition, a great deal of progress has been made in colitis research triggering the need for updating our knowledge about colitis. This book Colitis provides comprehensive information on the pathogenesis, mechanism of resolution, and treatment strategies of colitis.
BT  - Colitis
SP  - Ch. 4
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5772/25719
DO  - 10.5772/25719
SN  - 
PB  - IntechOpen
CY  - Rijeka
Y2  - 2024-04-24
ER  -