Matching articles for "Clostridiodes difficile"

Live Fecal Microbiota Oral Capsules (Vowst) for Prevention of CDI Recurrence

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • May 29, 2023;  (Issue 1677)
The FDA has approved Vowst (Seres Therapeutics/Nestle HealthScience), an oral capsule containing live fecal microbiota spores, for prevention of additional recurrences of Clostridioides difficile infection...
The FDA has approved Vowst (Seres Therapeutics/Nestle HealthScience), an oral capsule containing live fecal microbiota spores, for prevention of additional recurrences of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in adults. Vowst is the first orally administered microbiota-based treatment to be approved for this indication. A rectally-administered live fecal microbiota-based suspension (Rebyota) was approved in 2022 for the same indication. Neither product is approved for acute treatment of CDI.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2023 May 29;65(1677):81-2 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infection

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • September 6, 2021;  (Issue 1632)
Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile infection (CDI) is the most common infectious cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea in adults. Guidelines on management of CDI have recently been...
Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile infection (CDI) is the most common infectious cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea in adults. Guidelines on management of CDI have recently been updated.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2021 Sep 6;63(1632):137-41 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Antibacterial Drugs for Community-Acquired Pneumonia

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • January 25, 2021;  (Issue 1616)
Treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is usually empiric, with selected antibiotic regimens directed against some of the most common causative pathogens. Recommended empiric regimens are listed in...
Treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is usually empiric, with selected antibiotic regimens directed against some of the most common causative pathogens. Recommended empiric regimens are listed in Table 2; recommended antibiotic dosages for treatment of CAP are listed in Tables 3 and 4. Joint guidelines for treatment of CAP by the American Thoracic Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (ATS/IDSA) were updated in 2019.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2021 Jan 25;63(1616):10-5 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction

Rifamycin (Aemcolo) for Treatment of Travelers' Diarrhea

   
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • March 11, 2019;  (Issue 1567)
The FDA has approved rifamycin (Aemcolo – Cosmo/ Aries), a minimally absorbed oral antibiotic, for treatment of adults with travelers' diarrhea (TD) caused by noninvasive strains of Escherichia coli....
The FDA has approved rifamycin (Aemcolo – Cosmo/ Aries), a minimally absorbed oral antibiotic, for treatment of adults with travelers' diarrhea (TD) caused by noninvasive strains of Escherichia coli. It is not recommended for treatment of diarrhea that is complicated by fever and/or bloody stools. Topical and injectable formulations of rifamycin have been used in Europe for other indications for many years.
Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2019 Mar 11;61(1567):39-40 | Show Full IntroductionHide Full Introduction