Unneeded or incorrect antibiotics may increase the risk for C diff. In April, 2023 the FDA cleared Vowst (fecal microbiota spores, live-brpk), an oral microbiome therapeutic indicated to prevent (not treat) the recurrence of CDI in individuals 18 years of age and older following antibacterial...
Patients are sedated during the procedure to make them more comfortable and are allowed to go home after recovering from the sedation. Treatment Diarrhea, regardless of the cause, is always treated by encouraging the individual to replace lost fluids and prevent dehydration. One method to treat ...
Clostridioides difficile, often referred to as C. difficile or C. diff, is a bacterium that causes severe intestinal illness and, as its name suggests, can be difficult to study and treat. Approximately 1 in 6 patients infected with C. difficile will be reinfected within two months. Yet...
The bacterium Bacillus anthracis was one of the organisms of interest in the recent past due to its ability to cause the life-threatening illness anthrax. It can be difficult to treat anthrax if progressed to advanced stages, due to the virulence nature of the pathogen and therefore, research ...
the rifaximin is supposed to destroy some of the overgrowth so we are able to reset the normal flora; by eating yogurt for example Fosfomycin is used to treat uncomplicated UTI's Fidaxomicin (macrolide)treats Fosfomycin (it's own thing) treats C. diff (no anti-diarrheals)uncomplicated UTI's...
Data have also shown that 49% of prescriptions for antibiotics can be classified as overuse, with excessive duration of therapy as the driving factor.4Specifically, data have shown that 67.8% of patients received excess antibiotic duration for treat-ment of pneumonia, with 93.2% of those patien...
to its ability to cause the life-threatening illness anthrax. It can be difficult to treat anthrax if progressed to advanced stages, due to the virulence nature of the pathogen and therefore, research has been undertaken to discover novel therapies to treat the disease more safely and effectively...
University and derived from computer models of bacterial gene products appears to neutralize even drug-resistant bacteria. The compound, named cilagicin, works well in mice and employs a novel mechanism to attack MRSA, C. diff, and several other deadly pathogens, according to a study published ...
Clindamycin is an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections including septicemia, pelvic inflammatory disease, abdominal, gynecological, respiratory tract, bone and joint, and skin and skin structure infections. Common side effects of clindamycin inc
1C). To determine if antibiotic resistance profiles vary by sample type or location, we determined phenotypic susceptibility and identified antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) using Resfinder68,69. By Kirby Bauer disk diffusion, interpreted according to Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) ...