Enhanced Efficacy of High Dose Oral Vancomycin Therapy in Clostridium difficile Diarrhea for Hospitalized Adults Not Responsive to Conventional Oral Vancomycin Therapy: Antibiotic Stewardship Implications

Enhanced Efficacy of High Dose Oral Vancomycin Therapy in Clostridium difficile Diarrhea for Hospitalized Adults Not Responsive to Conventional Oral Vancomycin Therapy: Antibiotic Stewardship Implications

Current therapy of Clostridium difficile diarrhea (CDD) is problematic. Optimal treatment for CDD remains oral vancomycin, but there is little data on oral vancomycin dosing regimens. The objective of this C. difficile diarrhea study was to compare the efficacy of “high dose” vancomycin, 500 mg (PO)...

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Main Authors: Burke A. Cunha, Julia Sessa, Sharon Blum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
oral vancomycin
C. difficile diarrhea
oral vancomycin dosing regimens
metronidazole ineffectiveness
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/7/4/75

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