| Literature DB >> 27318333 |
Nicholas W Van Hise1, Alex M Bryant2, Erin K Hennessey3, Andrew J Crannage3, Jad A Khoury4, Farrin A Manian5.
Abstract
We compared rates of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection in patients receiving or not receiving oral vancomycin prophylaxis with systemic antimicrobial therapy. The incidence of C. difficile infection was significantly lower in patients receiving prophylaxis (4.2% vs 26.6% in those without prophylaxis; odds ratio, 0.12; 95% confidence interval, .04-.4; P < .001).Entities:
Keywords: Clostridium difficile; antimicrobial agents; prophylaxis; vancomycin
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27318333 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw401
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079