Efficacy of Oral Vancomycin in Preventing Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection in Patients Treated With Systemic Antimicrobial Agents

Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Nov 15;63(10):1391-1392. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw595. Epub 2016 Aug 27.

Authors

Matthew P Cheng¹, Leighanne O Parkes¹, Todd C Lee^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases and Department of Medical Microbiology.
² Clinical Practice Assessment Unit, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada.

PMID: 27567123
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw595

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Clostridioides difficile
Clostridium Infections*
Humans
Metronidazole
Vancomycin*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Metronidazole
Vancomycin