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 ...

University of Wisconsin–Madison–led researchers report lower yet statistically non-significant recurrence of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) among adults given low-dose oral vancomycin during ...

The antibiotic vancomycin, recommended as first-line treatment for infection caused by the deadly superbug C. difficile (C. diff), may not be living up to its promise, according to new research from ...

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 ...

Researchers conducted a phase II, randomized, double-blind, non-inferiority study including participants from 33 centers in the U.S. and Canada. The study includes patients with signs of C. diff ...

The combination of vancomycin and fecal microbiota transplantation was found to be superior to fidaxomicin or vancomycin in the treatment of patients with recurrent Clostridioides (formerly ...

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 ...

Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of nosocomial diarrhea in acute-care settings. Until now, the two available therapies for C. difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD), vancomycin and ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Oral metronidazole was comparable to oral vancomycin in patients with Clostridium difficile infection ...

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 ...