Reduction in Clostridium difficile environmental contamination by hospitalized patients treated with fidaxomicin.
J Hosp Infect
; 90(3): 267-70, 2015 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
Fidaxomicin is sporicidal and may be associated with a reduced time to resolution of diarrhoea when used to treat patients with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). This study investigated whether fidaxomicin for treatment of all patients with CDI reduced C. difficile environmental contamination. Surfaces in the rooms of 66 hospitalized patients treated with metronidazole and/or vancomycin and 68 hospitalized patients treated with fidaxomicin were sampled. Patients treated with fidaxomicin were less likely to contaminate their environment (25/68, 36.8%) than patients treated with metronidazole and/or vancomycin (38/66 57.6%) (P = 0.02). Treatment with fidaxomicin was associated with reduced environmental contamination with C. difficile.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Clostridioides difficile
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Infecciones por Clostridium
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Diarrea
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Aminoglicósidos
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Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
J Hosp Infect
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido