Abstract | OBJECTIVE: DATA SOURCES: Clinical observation of a patient, images of abdominal computed tomography, antimicrobial therapy and course of infection parameters. DATA EXTRACTION: Relevant information contained in the medical observation of the patient and selection of image and laboratory parameters performed in the patient. DATA SYNTHESIS: CONCLUSIONS: Our case confirms that administration of fidaxomicin via a nasogastric tube was safe and effective in this patient. Further studies are needed to evaluate the efficacy of this strategy in critically ill patients systematically.
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Authors | Sven Arends, Jerome Defosse, Cori Diaz, Frank Wappler, Samir G Sakka |
Journal | International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
(Int J Infect Dis)
Vol. 55
Pg. 27-28
(Feb 2017)
ISSN: 1878-3511 [Electronic] Canada |
PMID | 28027991
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2016 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Aminoglycosides
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Fidaxomicin
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Topics |
- Aged
- Aminoglycosides
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Clostridioides difficile
- Critical Illness
- Diarrhea
(drug therapy)
- Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
(drug therapy, microbiology)
- Female
- Fidaxomicin
- Humans
- Intubation, Gastrointestinal
(methods)
- Shock, Septic
(drug therapy)
- Treatment Outcome
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