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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021 Purpose: We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of different antibiotic regimens for the treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) with regard to the CDI episode number and disease severity.
Sylvia Polivkova +4 more
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Novel fidaxomicin antibiotics through site-selective catalysis [PDF]
, 2021 Fidaxomicin (FDX) is a marketed antibiotic for the treatment of Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI). Fidaxomicin displays antibacterial properties against many Gram-positive bacteria, yet the application of this antibiotic is currently limited to ...
Schäfle, Daniel +4 more
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Gut Pathogens, 2022 The anaerobic, gastrointestinal pathogen Clostridioides difficile can cause severe forms of enterocolitis which is mainly mediated by the toxins it produces.
Madita Brauer +5 more
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GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022 Introduction We searched the databases to include randomized studies evaluating the effect of fidaxomicin on cure and recurrence rate in Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Due to its increasing severity and recurrence rates, decrease in cure rates,
Hiral N Golakiya +2 more
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Phenolic Substitution in Fidaxomicin: A Semisynthetic Approach to Antibiotic Activity Across Species
, 2023 Fidaxomicin (Fdx) is a natural product antibiotic with potent activity against Clostridioides difficile and other Gram-positive bacteria such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Erik, Jung +10 more
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of fidaxomicin versus vancomycin in Clostridium difficile infection [PDF]
, 2014 OBJECTIVES: Fidaxomicin was non-inferior to vancomycin with respect to clinical cure rates in the treatment of Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs) in two Phase III trials, but was associated with significantly fewer recurrences than vancomycin.
Cornely, Oliver A. +5 more
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Visualization of fidaxomicin association with the exosporium layer of Clostridioides difficile spores [PDF]
, 2021 Indexación ScopusBackground: Fidaxomicin has novel pharmacologic effects on C. difficile spore formation including outgrowth inhibition and persistent spore attachment. However, the mechanism of fidaxomicin attachment on spores has not undergone rigorous
Garey, K.W. +9 more
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Fidaxomicin to prevent recurrent
, 2023 IMPORTANCE: Recent changes in guidelines for managing OBJECTIVE: To estimate the net cost of first-line fidaxomicin compared to vancomycin in the American and Canadian healthcare systems and to estimate the price points at which fidaxomicin would become ...
Spellberg, Brad +7 more
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A Novel Treatment Approach to Treatment-Resistant, Recurrent Clostridium difficile
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2022 A 36-year-old male with a previous medical history of persistent Clostridium difficile presented to clinic for evaluation of diarrheal symptoms intermittently for the last 2 years. He reported recurrent episodes of C. difficile that initially began after
Megha Gangadhar +2 more
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Antibiotics, 2022 In recently updated international guidelines, fidaxomicin is preferentially recommended as first-line treatment over vancomycin both for the first episode of CDI and for rCDI, based on the results of different randomized controlled trials (RCTs ...
Daniele Roberto Giacobbe +4 more
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