Tekin Süda, İrkören Pelin, Sucu Serkan, Kartal Kinyas
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Koç University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
Department of General Surgery, Koç University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
Infect Dis Clin Microbiol. 2022 Dec 21;4(4):293-298. doi: 10.36519/idcm.2022.156. eCollection 2022 Dec.
-associated pseudomembranous colitis (PMC) is a life-threatening inflammatory bowel disease. Here, we aimed to present a 40-year-old woman at 25 weeks of gestation whose pregnancy was terminated earlier than expected. Unfortunately, despite fidaxomicin and oral vancomycin, the patient's diarrhea did not improve, and she had to undergo a subtotal colectomy. infections developing in pregnant women can be catastrophic for both baby and maternal health. Also, antibiotic stewardship is crucial in the prevention of PMC. Therefore, unnecessary and prolonged use of antibiotics should be avoided.