Routinely prescribed antibiotic may not be best for treating severe C. diff infections
Monday, February 6, 2017 - 12:31
in Health & Medicine
Over the past two decades there has been a sharp rise in the number and severity of infections caused by the bacteria Clostridium difficile. Scientists report that patients with a severe C. diff infection (CDI) were less likely to die when treated with the antibiotic vancomycin compared to the standard treatment of metronidazole.