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C. diff uses toxic compound to gain competitive advantage in the gut
The pathogen C. diff - the most common cause of health care-associated infectious diarrhea - can use a compound that kills ...
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Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment of
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is considered to be the ... Although metronidazole and vancomycin are and have been the mainstay treatment options for CDI, there are some unmet medical ...
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Ferring’s gut microbiome drug clears phase 3 trial in C. diff
The ongoing trial is testing the therapy – RBX2660 – as a treatment for Clostridioides difficile infection or C ... partnering with MD Anderson Cancer Center in the US on a microbiome-based ...
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Rebiotix microbiome drug success against C diff infection
Patients suffering from a recurrent infection with the C difficile bacteria have benefited from a microbiome treatment from Rebiotix. The results from the open label phase 2 trial confirm that ...
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What to Eat When You Have C. Diff (Clostridioides Difficile)
Clostridioides difficile (previously known as Clostridium difficile ... difficile infections cause immense suffering and ...
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Fidaxomicin: A New Macrocyclic, RNA Polymerase-inhibiting Antibiotic for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infections
In general, strive to use antibiotics covering a spectrum no broader than necessary and narrow the antibiotic spectrum of treatment ... Mild Clostridium difficile infection (CDI; stool frequency ...
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GUEST COLUMN: C. diff infections increasing throughout the world
The doctors were referring to the bacterium Clostridium difficile ... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that C. difficile causes about half a million infections ...