New treatment approaches for Clostridioides difficile infections: alternatives to antibiotics and fecal microbiota transplantation

ABSTRACTClostridioides difficile causes a range of debilitating intestinal symptoms that may be fatal. It is particularly problematic as a hospital-acquired infection, causing significant costs to the health care system. Antibiotics, such as vancomycin and fidaxomicin, are still the drugs of choice...

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Main Authors: Tomaž Bratkovič, Abida Zahirović, Maruša Bizjak, Maja Rupnik, Borut Štrukelj, Aleš Berlec
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Gut Microbes
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19490976.2024.2337312