Initial vancomycin versus metronidazole for the treatment of first-episode non-severe Clostridioides difficile infection

• Autori principali: Kevin Zhang (Autore), Patricia Beckett (Autore), Salaheddin Abouanaser (Autore), Marek Smieja (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge University Press, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Abstract Objective: Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is the leading cause of infectious nosocomial diarrhea. Although initial fidaxomicin or vancomycin treatment is recommended by most major guidelines to treat severe CDI, there exists varied recommendations for first-episode non-severe CDI....