WASHINGTON -- Prophylaxis with oral vancomycin (Vancocin) appeared to protect at-risk patients from experiencing a recurrence of Clostridium difficile infection, researchers reported here. The goal of ...

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 ...

A 4-week vancomycin pulse and taper regimen may be a safe and effective strategy to delay or prevent Clostridioides difficile ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Fidaxomicin was the most rational fiscal strategy compared with vancomycin for Clostridium difficile-associated ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Treatment with ridinilazone was found to significantly decrease the rate of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) compared with vancomycin. Treatment with ridinilazone was found to ...

C. difficile infection recurrence rates were numerically lower with vancomycin than with placebo, though the difference was not significant. However, the results could be clinically meaningful, an ...

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 ...