1982. Multiplex PCR-Based Analysis of Enteric Pathogens in Faecal Samples from Patients with Clostridium difficile Infection in the Randomized, Controlled EXTEND Study Comparing the Efficacy of Extended-Pulsed Fidaxomicin With Vancomycin Therapy

BACKGROUND: Extended-pulsed fidaxomicin (EPFX) was equivalent to standard vancomycin (SV) for resolving Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in the EXTEND study. Sustained clinical cure (SCC) at 30 days after end of treatment (EOT) was achieved in 124/177 (70%) patients receiving EPFX vs. 106/179 (...

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Published in:Open Forum Infect Dis
Main Authors: Wilcox, Mark, Cornely, Oliver A, Guery, Benoit, Longshaw, Christopher, Georgopali, Areti, Karas, Andreas, Kazeem, Gbenga, Palacios-Fabrega, Jose Alejandro, Vehreschild, Maria J G T
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253721/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1638
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