Doxycycline and Tigecycline: Two Friendly Drugs with a Low Association with Clostridium Difficile Infection
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is known to be associated with prior exposure to many classes of antibiotics. Standard therapy for CDI (i.e., metronidazole and vancomycin) is associated with high recurrence rates. Although tetracycline derivatives such as tetracycline, doxycycline or tigecycli...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-06-01
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Series: | Antibiotics |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/4/2/216 |