The use of oral vancomycin prophylaxis was associated with a significant decrease in the recurrence of Clostridium difficile infection, according to a poster presentation at the Interscience ...

Preventative oral vancomycin reduces the incidence of C. difficle during allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, according to a study by Pittsburgh-based University of Pennsylvania ...

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Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is a leading cause of illness and death, especially for frail and hospitalized Americans. Now, a new study suggests that the leading antibiotic used to fight it ...

April 4, 2012 (London, United Kingdom) — Fidaxomicin (Dificid, Optimer Pharmaceuticals) treatment was superior to vancomycin for initial cure, recurrence, and sustained response, according to a ...

Fecal microbiota transplant might be considered for first-line treatment of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff), based on noninferiority findings from a randomized, open-label trial. A similar ...

The antibiotic vancomycin, recommended as first-line treatment for infection caused by the deadly superbug C. difficile (C. diff), may not be living up to its promise, according to new research. The ...

The combination of vancomycin and fecal microbiota transplantation was found to be superior to fidaxomicin or vancomycin in the treatment of patients with recurrent Clostridioides (formerly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A similar proportion of patients with Clostridium difficile infection showed clinical response at the end of ...

A study has linked initial vancomycin monotherapy to higher rates of Clostridium difficile infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, according to a report by Internal Medicine News. The ...

Fidaxomicin should be the antibiotic of choice when treating adults with Clostridioides difficile infection, according to new guidance from the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society ...

Researchers found that vancomycin is no longer superior to metronidazole; the change coincided with the emergence of a hypervirulent strain of C. difficile. Metronidazole and vancomycin have been the ...