Comparison of clinical and microbiological response to treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated disease with metronidazole and vancomycin.

Al-Nassir, Wafa N; Sethi, Ajay K; Nerandzic, Michelle M; Bobulsky, Greg S; Jump, Robin L P; Donskey, Curtis J

Al-Nassir, Wafa N; Sethi, Ajay K; Nerandzic, Michelle M; Bobulsky, Greg S; Jump, Robin L P; Donskey, Curtis J.

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Al-Nassir WN; Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Clin Infect Dis ; 47(1): 56-62, 2008 Jul 01.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18491964

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Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use; Clostridioides difficile/drug effects; Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous/drug therapy; Metronidazole/therapeutic use; Vancomycin/therapeutic use; Administration, Oral; Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage; Colony Count, Microbial; Diarrhea/drug therapy; Diarrhea/microbiology; Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous/microbiology; Feces/microbiology; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Metronidazole/administration & dosage; Middle Aged; Proportional Hazards Models; Prospective Studies; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Vancomycin/administration & dosage

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Vancomycin / Clostridioides difficile / Metronidazole / Anti-Bacterial Agents Type of study: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Aged / Humans / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Clin Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2008 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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