Efficacy of fidaxomicin therapy, after failure of vancomycin therapy, for treating a C. difficile colitis in a patient with ulcerative colitis
Patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) have greater risk of developing C. difficile infection (CDI). In these patients, CDI have worse outcome, may be associated with increased risk of bacteremia and candidemia and may be misdiagnosed as relapse of IBD, also because ofthe absence of typica...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SEEd
2015-05-01
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| Series: | Clinical Management Issues |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.seedmedicalpublishers.com/index.php/cmi/article/view/955 |