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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 ...
Medscape2d
Fidaxomicin: A New Macrocyclic, RNA Polymerase-inhibiting Antibiotic for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infections
Mild Clostridium difficile infection (CDI ... clinical deterioration and place on therapy immediately if this occurs. Treatment for an initial episode and a first recurrence of CDI: If oral ...
Verywell Health on MSN6mon
Long-Term Problems After C. Diff
Standard antibiotic treatment clears most infections. However, sometimes additional treatments are needed. Beyond physical ...
Medscape1mon
Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment of
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI ... Although metronidazole and vancomycin are and have been the mainstay treatment options for CDI, there are some unmet medical and therapeutical needs.
Verywell Health on MSN2mon
What to Eat When You Have C. Diff (Clostridioides Difficile)
diff to respond to treatment and for diarrhea to clear ... administered a probiotic supplement showed a lower risk of ...
pharmaphorum2d
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 ...
pharmaphorum2d
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. diff, a bacterium that causes diarrhoea and inflammation in the colon and is a ...
BBC9y
What does a faecal transplant do?
Once C-diff is in the ascendancy it can be very hard to shift – the traditional treatment is antibiotics but a significant number of patients do not respond and are left with relentless and ...