Steatorrhea Following the Use of Antibiotics

IN THE last two years several new antibiotics have become available. Three of these, — aureomycin, chloramphenicol and terramycin, — affect a wide range of bacteria and, since they are effective orally and are reputed to be without serious toxicity, have been widely used. It is generally known, however, that they may produce black tongue, vaginitis, pruritus and and proctitis. More recently Woods and his co-workers1 contributed greatly by pointing out the occurrence of prolonged diarrhea and pulmonary disease following the use of antibiotics. They attributed this to an overgrowth of monilia secondary to destruction of competing bacteria, causing an . . .