Successful treatment of severe Clostridium difficile infection by administration of crushed fidaxomicin via a nasogastric tube in a critically ill patient

Successful treatment of severe Clostridium difficile infection by administration of crushed fidaxomicin via a nasogastric tube in a critically ill patient

Objective: To report the successful use of crushed fidaxomicin via a nasogastric tube for treatment of a severe Clostridium difficile infection in a critically ill patient. Data Sources: Clinical observation of a patient, images of abdominal computed tomography, antimicrobial therapy and course of i...

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Main Authors: Sven Arends, Jerome Defosse, Cori Diaz, Frank Wappler, Samir G. Sakka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-02-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Clostridium difficile
Antibiotic treatment-associated diarrhoea
Sepsis
Nasogastric tube
Critical illness
fidaxomicin
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