Bile acids, diarrhea, and antibiotics: data, speculation, and a unifying hypothesis.

Hofmann, A F

Bile acids, diarrhea, and antibiotics: data, speculation, and a unifying hypothesis. [electronic resource] - The Journal of infectious diseases Mar 1977 - S126-32 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; Review

0022-1899

10.1093/infdis/135.supplement.s126 doi


Anti-Bacterial Agents--adverse effects
Bacteria--metabolism
Bile Acids and Salts--biosynthesis
Chemical Phenomena
Chemistry
Cholesterol--metabolism
Clindamycin--adverse effects
Colon--metabolism
Diarrhea--etiology
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous--chemically induced
Humans
Intestines--microbiology
Liver--metabolism