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Antibiotic: Results
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If the diarrhea and related symptoms occurred after the patient received antibiotics, antibiotic-associated colitis may be suspected. A stool sample may be analyzed for the presence of the Clostridium difficile toxin. This toxin test is the preferred diagnostic test for antibiotic-associated colitis. One frequently used test for the toxin involves adding the processed stool sample to a human cell culture. If the toxin is present in the stool sample, the cells die. It may take up to two days to get the results from this test.
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In the new report, 10 independent scientists from Britain, the US, China and elsewhere reviewed the results so far of the "Danish experiment". Danish farmers had voluntarily banned all antibiotic growth promoters from chickens and pigs by 1999. Denmark is the world's largest exporter of pork.
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The antibiotic properties of garlic are a direct result of the allicin produced from raw, crushed garlic. This is destroyed by age and cooking - cooked garlic has virtually no antibiotic value although it still retains other benefits.
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