Articles Tagged With: difficile
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Probiotics Do Not Prevent C. difficile Infection in Hospitalized Patients
A retrospective cohort study from a single California hospital found the administration of probiotics to patients receiving antibiotics did not reduce the incidence of healthcare facility-onset Clostridioides difficile infection.
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Preventing Clostridioides difficile Infections: Early De-escalation of Antipseudomonal Antibiotics
Early discontinuation of empirically administered antipseudomonal antibiotics may prevent many cases of Clostridioides difficile infection.
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Oral Vancomycin Is the Most Cost-effective Treatment for the First Recurrence of Clostridium Difficile Infection
The authors of a pharmacoeconomic study comparing bezlotoxumab plus oral vancomycin, oral vancomycin alone, and fidaxomicin found that oral vancomycin alone was the most cost-effective regimen to treat the first recurrence of Clostridium difficile infection.
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Breakthrough Against the C. diff Infections Curse?
A Canadian study produces stunning results on what is arguably the greatest infection threat to patient safety.
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Clostridium difficile Infection — Back to the Future
This study provides strong evidence that the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection (as opposed to colonization) should be made on the basis of evidence of toxin production, not the mere presence of the organism as detected by glutamate dehydrogenase testing or the presence of toxin genes.