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Antibiotic cuts C. difficile recurrence: study
Last Updated: Wednesday, February 2, 2011 | 4:48 PM ET
The Canadian Press
Infectious disease specialists are encouraged by the testing of a new antibiotic to combat C. difficile, a nasty infection that causes diarrhea and has been a scourge in hospitals throughout North America in recent years.
In a trial involving more than 600 patients, fidaxomicin was as effective as the existing treatment in fighting the gut-wrenching infection, but fewer patients had a recurrence.
That's important, experts say, because approximately 25 to 30 per cent of patients will have a recurrence within 28 days of stopping treatment....
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2011/...#ixzz1CqKhZip9
Last Updated: Wednesday, February 2, 2011 | 4:48 PM ET
The Canadian Press
Infectious disease specialists are encouraged by the testing of a new antibiotic to combat C. difficile, a nasty infection that causes diarrhea and has been a scourge in hospitals throughout North America in recent years.
In a trial involving more than 600 patients, fidaxomicin was as effective as the existing treatment in fighting the gut-wrenching infection, but fewer patients had a recurrence.
That's important, experts say, because approximately 25 to 30 per cent of patients will have a recurrence within 28 days of stopping treatment....
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2011/...#ixzz1CqKhZip9