Bezlotoxumab (BEZ) for Prevention of Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) Recurrence (rCDI): Distinguishing Relapse from Reinfection with Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS)

Bezlotoxumab (BEZ) for Prevention of Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI) Recurrence (rCDI): Outcomes in Patients with Substantial Renal Impairment (SRI)

Genome Wide Analysis Reveals Host Genetic Variants that Associate with Reduction in Clostridium difficile Infection Recurrence (rCDI) in Patients Treated with Bezlotoxumab

Recent Progress for the Effective Prevention and Treatment of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection

Recurrence occurs in approximately 25% of all cases of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and poses a unique clinical challenge. Traditionally, treatment options of CDI have been limited to regimes of established antibiotics (eg, pulsed/tapered vancomycin) but faecal transplantation is emerging as a useful alternative. In recent years, promising new strategies have emerged for effective prev...

Whole-Genome Sequencing Demonstrates That Fidaxomicin Is Superior to Vancomycin for Preventing Reinfection and Relapse of Infection With Clostridium difficile

Whole-genome sequencing was used to determine whether the reductions in recurrence of Clostridium difficile infection observed with fidaxomicin in pivotal phase 3 trials occurred by preventing relapse of the same infection, by preventing reinfection with a new strain, or by preventing both outcomes. Paired isolates of C. difficile were available from 93 of 199 participants with recurrences (28 ...

Bezlotoxumab: an emerging monoclonal antibody therapy for prevention of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the most common health care-acquired infection associated with high hospital expenditures. The incidence of subsequent recurrent CDI increases with prior episodes of CDI, 15%-35% risk after primary CDI to 35%-65% risk after the first recurrent episode. Recurrent CDI is one of the most challenging and a very difficult to treat infections. Standard guideli...