Poor Use of Antibiotics has Resulted in the Emergence of Superinfections, Among Them Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhoea (An Approach to Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhoeal Syndromes) (Report‪)‬

Among the advances in modern medicine so far, the advent of antibiotics has had one of the most significant impacts on patient survival. Unfortunately with all that is good must come some that is bad! The emergence of superinfections and multidrug-resistant pathogens is a direct consequence of poor antibiotic stewardship and indiscriminant usage of available antibiotics. One of the greatest challenges currently facing the medical fraternity is the increasing emergence of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. (1) Diarrhoea is defined as increased stool weight, in excess of 200 g/day, and having more than 3 bowel movements per day. An acceptable clinical definition for diarrhoea is having more than 3 loose or watery bowel movements per day compared with individual baseline. Diarrhoeal stools are defined as those that take the shape of their container.