A study has linked initial vancomycin monotherapy to higher rates of Clostridium difficile infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, according to a report by Internal Medicine News. The ...
Patients admitted to the hospital with inflammatory bowel disease face a six-fold greater risk of death if they become infected with Clostridium difficile, according to an Imperial College London news ...
Fecal microbiota transplant was noninferior to vancomycin as the initial treatment for C. diff in a randomized, open-label trial. Transplant showed slightly higher cure rates without recurrence and ...