Oral vancomycin can be used for treatment of ?
Hepatic encephalopathy
Pseudomembranous colitis
Staphylococcal food poisoning
None of the above
Ans. is 'b' i.e., Pseudomembranous colitis o Vancomycin is used orally to treat pseudomembranous colitis by clostridium difficile because it is not absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and higher concentration reaches the colon.