Restricting Fluoroquinolone Use Reduces Clostridium difficile Infection More Than Infection Control Methods.

Restricting Fluoroquinolone Use Reduces Clostridium difficile Infection More Than Infection Control Methods.

Watkins Richard R

Infectious Disease Alert

2017

2017-05

An observational study from England showed that restricting fluoroquinolone use reduced incidence of Clostridium difficile infection more than would be predicted by improved infection control methods alone.

Infection Control; Treatment Outcomes; Clostridium Difficile; Antiinfective Agents; Clostridium Infections – Drug Therapy; Fluoroquinolone – Administration and Dosage; Fluoroquinolone – Adverse Effects; Fluoroquinolone – Pharmacodynamics

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