Bezlotoxumab for Prevention of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection in Patients at Increased Risk for Recurrence
Author(s) -
Dale N. Gerding,
Ciarán P. Kelly,
Galia Rahav,
Christine Lee,
Erik R. Dubberke,
Princy Kumar,
Bruce Yacyshyn,
Dina Kao,
Karen Eves,
Misoo C. Ellison,
Mary E. Hanson,
Dalya Güriş,
Marcus Dörr
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciy171
Subject(s) - medicine , clostridium difficile , clostridium infections , clostridium , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , bacteria , biology , genetics
Bezlotoxumab is a human monoclonal antibody against Clostridium difficile toxin B indicated to prevent C. difficile infection (CDI) recurrence (rCDI) in adults at high risk for rCDI. This post hoc analysis of pooled monocolonal antibodies for C.difficile therapy (MODIFY) I/II data assessed bezlotoxumab efficacy in participants with characteristics associated with increased risk for rCDI.
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