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- Title
Comparison of clinical and microbiological response to treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated disease with metronidazole and vancomycin.
- Authors
Al-Nassir, Wafa N; Sethi, Ajay K; Nerandzic, Michelle M; Bobulsky, Greg S; Jump, Robin L P; Donskey, Curtis J
- Abstract
There have been recent reports of frequent treatment failure associated with the use of metronidazole for treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated disease. We tested the hypothesis that treatment failure with metronidazole is associated with a suboptimal microbiological response in comparison with that of vancomycin.
- Publication
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2008, Vol 47, Issue 1, p56
- ISSN
1537-6591
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1086/588293