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To: Blood of Tyrants
The problem with treating the c. diff. infections with antibiotics is that often the antibiotic caused the c. diff infection in the first place.

Vancomycin seems to be the only thing out there for C.Diff. After weeks of treatment with vancomycin, the C.Diff goes away for a several weeks, then returns with a vengeance.

20 posted on 09/04/2014 8:19:12 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: PGR88
Vancomycin seems to be the only thing out there for C.Diff.

There's a more recent drug now - Dificid (Fidaxomicin), as was mentioned in this thread from early July - FDA grapples with oversight of fecal transplants.

My mom has been fighting C-diff for some time now. Her physician is sticking with Vancomycin but there doesn't seem to be any progress.

30 posted on 09/04/2014 2:30:57 PM PDT by ken in texas
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