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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 42, Issue 3, Pages 1203-1206Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.3.1203-1206.2004
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Alterations in the diversity of the gut microbiota are believed to underlie the development of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD). A molecular phylogenetic analysis was performed to document temporal changes in the diversity of fecal bacteria of a patient who developed AAD. Antibiotic administration was associated with distinct changes in the diversity of the gut microbiota, including a marked decrease in the prevalence of butyrate-producing bacteria. Following the discontinuation of the antibiotic, resolution of diarrhea was accompanied by a reversal of these changes, providing the first direct evidence linking changes in the community structure of the gastrointestinal bacteria with the development of AAD.
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