Comparison of the efficacy of ramoplanin and vancomycin in both in vitro and in vivo models of clindamycin-induced Clostridium difficile infection

Jane Freeman, Simon D. Baines, Daniela Jabes, Mark H. Wilcox

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Abstract

Treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is limited primarily to either metronidazole or vancomycin. We compared vancomycin and a novel glycolipodepsipeptide, ramoplanin, in both hamster and in vitro gut models of clindamycin-induced CDI.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)717-25
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Volume56
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2005

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