Clostridium difficile infection: update on emerging antibiotic treatment options and antibiotic resistance.
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther
; 8(5): 555-64, 2010 May.
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ABSTRACT
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the most common cause of identifiable diarrhea in hospitalized patients. The incidence and severity of CDIs are increasing. The increased incidence and severity of the disease has sparked interest in the optimal treatment of CDI as well as the use of new therapies and drug discovery. Current treatment strategies are inadequate with decreased response rates to metronidazole, and high recurrence rates with the use of metronidazole and oral vancomycin. Although incidence rates continue to be low, in vitro resistance to antibiotics used for the treatment of CDI has been noted. Recently, important data has emerged on new anti-C. difficile antibiotics such as rifaximin, rifalazil, fidaxomicin, nitazoxanide, tigecycline and ramoplanin. The purpose of this review is to provide an update on the in vitro susceptibility and new antibiotic treatment options for CDI. This review will focus primarily on scientific studies published in the last 36 months in order to provide an up-to-date review on the topic.
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Métodos Terapéuticos y Terapias MTCI:
Plantas_medicinales
Asunto principal:
Clostridioides difficile
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Infecciones por Clostridium
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Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana
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Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Revista:
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther
Año:
2010
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos