PURPOSE: Severe Clostridium difficile colitis may produce abdominal distention and ileus, precluding oral antibiotic therapy. Stimulated by several case reports in which intravenous metronidazole ...

Metronidazole is added if anaerobic activity is required for bariatric surgeries involving the ileum. Intravenous is preferred over topical, subcutaneous or mechanical bowel preparation as the ...

The invention could also be used to help solve a shortage of IV fluids in the medical system, by allowing trainee nurses to practise without using the valuable sterile solution. Nine army bases ...