| Recurrent refractory Clostridium difficile colitis treated successfully with rifaximin and tigecycline: A case report and review of the literature. | |
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PMID: 22077098 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Abstract Clostridium difficile colitis infection is on the rise and is considerably increasing the duration of hospital stay, as well as healthcare costs. The management of C. difficile colitis has become more challenging with the increasing failure of therapeutic response to metronidazole and oral vancomycin. Tigecycline is a new glycylcycline that has shown in vitro activity against C. difficile. We report herein a case of C. difficile colitis that failed to improve on a combination of metronidazole and oral vancomycin. The patient subsequently developed a surgical abdomen secondary to refractory C. difficile colitis, but was successfully treated with a combination of rifaximin and tigecycline after she refused to undergo surgical treatment. |
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Rima I El-Herte; Tania A Baban; Souha S Kanj |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-11-13 |
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Title: Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases Volume: - ISSN: 1651-1980 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-11-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0215333 Medline TA: Scand J Infect Dis Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center , Beirut , Lebanon. |
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