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Lower C. difficile mortality with vancomycin than metronidazole

mdedge.com February 6, 2017

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Treating Clostridium difficile infection with vancomycin achieves the same recurrence rates as does treatment with metronidazole, but with a significantly lower 30-day mortality, new research suggests. The 30-day mortality was not significantly different among patients with mild to moderate CDI, but there was a significant 21% reduction among patients with severe infection.

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