Experts back new drug for diarrhea-causing bacterial infection
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 23:31
in Health & Medicine
A panel of experts advises the Food and Drug Administration that fidaxomicin, or Dificid, is safe and effective in combating diarrhea caused by Clostridium difficile , a bacterial infection often acquired in healthcare settings.An antibiotic developed by a San Diego firm received a government panel's backing as a treatment for diarrhea caused by increasingly common bacterial infections often acquired in hospitals and nursing homes.