Successful use of nitazoxanide in the treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection
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Treatment Strategies for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection.
BACKGROUND Recurrent Clostridium difficile infection represents a major clinical challenge. Treatment is often based on empiric selection from relatively few options supported by limited clinical evidence. OBJECTIVE To review and evaluate the literature on therapeutic alternatives for recurrent C. difficile infection. DATA SOURCES The MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases were sea...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.04.2011.4123