A case report of successful management of clostridium difficile colitis with antegrade Fidaxomicin through a mucous fistula obviating the need for subtotal colectomy

INTRODUCTION: Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of healthcare-associated infections and can have devastating morbidity and mortality. Traditional treatment algorithms involve intravenous metronidazole and enteric metronidazole or vancomycin. Fidaxomicin (Dificid(R)) targets “switch regi...

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Autores principales: Arnott, Suzanne, Skancke, Matthew, Chen, Sheena, Abell, Bruce
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5726882/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29227855
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.11.042

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