The Search for a Better Treatment for Recurrent<i>Clostridium difficile</i>Disease: Use of High‐Dose Vancomycin Combined with<i>Saccharomyces boulardii</i>

M. Surawicz, Christina; V. McFarland, Lynne; N. Greenberg, Richard; Rubin, Moshe; Fekety, Robert; E. Mulligan, Maury; J. Garcia, Reuben; A. Brandmarker, Sally; Bowen, Karen; Borjal, Delia; W. Elmer, Gary

doi:10.1086/318130

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The Search for a Better Treatment for RecurrentClostridium difficileDisease: Use of High‐Dose Vancomycin Combined withSaccharomyces boulardii

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • Oct 1, 2000

Authors:

Christina M. Surawicz

Lynne V. McFarland

Richard N. Greenberg

Abstract

Recurrent Clostridium difficile disease (CDD) is a difficult clinical problem because antibiotic therapy often does not prevent further recurrences. In a previous study, the biotherapeutic agent Saccharomyces boulardii was used in combination with standard antibiotics and was found to be effective i...

Subject

Saccharomyces boulardii

Medicine

Vancomycin

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