Oral vancomycin can be used for treatment of ?: (A) Hepatic encephalopathy, (B) Pseudomembranous colitis, (C) Staphylococcal food poisoning, (D) None of the above
Answer is B. 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.