When Should Oral Vancomycin Prophylaxis be Used to Prevent C. difficile Infection?

Andrew Darkow; Steven Johnson; Harrison Walker; David H. Priest

doi:10.1007/s11908-023-00796-7

When Should Oral Vancomycin Prophylaxis be Used to Prevent C. difficile Infection?

Andrew Darkow
, Steven Johnson
, Harrison Walker
, David H. Priest

Campbell University
Duke Regional Hospital
Duke University Health System
Novant Health-Forsyth Medical Center
Novant Health Institute of Safety and Quality

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	33-43
Number of pages	11
Journal	Current Infectious Disease Reports
Volume	25
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11908-023-00796-7
State	Published - Mar 2023

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Infectious Diseases

Keywords

CDI
Clostridioides difficile
Clostridioides difficile infection
Clostridium difficile
Infection prevention
Oral vancomycin prophylaxis

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10.1007/s11908-023-00796-7

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