C Diff Kills, it’s Curable, it’s Avoidable
Posted in My Case History on Dec 28th, 2008
Part 1 of this article can be found here.
Started Antibiotics
Well, I wasn’t getting better, so I decided to take the antibiotics before I had infection spread to my brain or something crazy. As delirious as I was at this point, though, I knew I needed to do whatever I could to prevent a C Diff [...]
Posted in Newest drugs on Nov 26th, 2008
According to TheStreet.com [1], top-line results of Optimer’s phase III Opt-80 study are demonstrating higher cure rates and lower relapse rates when compared to vancomycin.
Cure Rates Similar
If you ask me, the cure rates were similar (88% versus 86%), but this is still fantastic news. Currently, there are two antibiotics being widely used to treat C [...]