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Is fidaxomicin effective for the treatment of clostridium difficile infection?
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Techniquely, yes! Fidaxomicin is an antibiotic that belongs to the class of the macrocyclics and is indicated for the treatment of CDI. In clinical trials, fidaxomicin, when compared to vancomycin, was non-inferior for the clinical cure of patients with CDI and superior for the reduction of recurrence rates, with a greater sustained response after 30 days. Of the patients included in the clinical trials, additional subgroup analyses were performed in patient subgroups with a higher risk of recurrence than the overall CDI population. I found the answer from the website of BOC Sciences.
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What is Cd if?
C. diff is clostridium difficile. It is a type of bacteria that can cause diarrhea and an infection of the colon.
What is Lactobacillus GG effective against?
psuedomembranous colitis, an infection of the colon by Clostridium difficile as a result of antibiotic overkill of beneficial bacteria, and against atopic eczema in children due to gut permeability
What are the causes of cidiff how can you treat this?
When people say "C. diff" (pronounced "see diff"), they mean an infection by the Clostridium difficile bacterium. Many people carry this bacterium in their GI tract normally. However, if these people take antibiotics, C. difficile can tough it out while other bacteria are killed. A bit later, C. difficile can overgrow and become a real problem. Clindamycin is the antibiotic that is most associated with C. difficile infection, but almost any antibiotic can trigger it, including penicillins. Rarely, C. difficile infection can occur without antibiotic use. Staying in a hospital increases one's risk of developing C. difficile infection. Treatment of C. difficile involves discontinuing the previous antibiotic and giving specific antibiotics that kill C. difficile. Antibiotics effective against C. difficile include vancomycin (taken orally) and metronidazole. Hope that helped!
Is a bacterial infection common to older adults in hospitals or long-term care facilities typically following the use of antibiotics that wipe out competing bacteria?
clostridium difficile
What does the medical abbreviation C diff mean?
C diff is short for Clostridium difficile, a bacterium that causes diarrheal illness, often associated with recent antibiotic use.Clostridium difficile. as manifest by diahrrhea to the tenth power...
What are the most common bactyerial infections of the digestive tract?
The most common bacterial infections of the digestive tract are caused by Shigella, Salmonella, Campylobacter, and Yersinia. Patients taking certain antibiotics may be susceptible to infection with Clostridium difficile
Can a hospital-related infection like c diff cause a patient to lose weight?
Yes. Clostridium difficile manifests with diarrhea. Diarrhea makes you lose water and prevents you from getting certain nutrients, all of which can result in weight loss.
Is clostridium botulinum a food intoxication or food infection?
Clostridium botulinub is a food intoxication.
Should you stay home from work if you have been diagnosed as having a Clostridium difficile infection?
c-diff is a very nasty infection and is contagious. you should get antibiotic treatment and completely finish it and use aggressive hand washing. If it is not inside your body th(i.e. bladder/bowel) then you should not go to work
Which one of the following drugs adminnistered orally is effective incombating c difficile infection of the gi tract?
a chloromycetin b cleocin c vancomycin d velosef
Is tetanus a bacteria?
Tetanus is an infection caused by bacteria called Clostridium tetani.
What is a toxico-infection?
Toxico infection refers to to the establishment of infection by the toxins produced by vegetative organisms especially clostridium spps,staphylococcus etc in the intestines and wounds.Toxins of clostridium botulinum are usually excreted in the feces but sometimes they remain in the intestine and cause infection.For example in shaker foal syndrome in Horses.
