Impact of the use of local fidaxomicin treatment algorithms for managing Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalized patients in southeastern United States

Abstract Background Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) is a major public health threat that results in increased length of stay, hospital readmissions, deaths, and economic burden. CDAD treatment is often guided by severity of disease. Although various tools exist to determine CDAD sev...

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Main Authors: Jonathan C. Cho, Sandy J. Estrada, Jamie J. Kisgen, Angelina Davis, Laura Puzniak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12941-018-0288-3