MCSA A client on penicillin therapy presents with signs of pseudomembranous colitis. What does the nurse recognize this as?

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Pseudomembranous colitis is a known complication of penicillin therapy, caused by an overgrowth of Clostridium difficile bacteria in the colon due to the disruption of the normal gut flora by the antibiotic. This is a type of superinfection, which occurs when a patient already infected with one type of microbe becomes infected with another, often due to antibiotic therapy.

MCSA a Client on Penicillin Therapy Presents with Signs of Pseudomembranous