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Susceptibility of Clostridium difficile Toward Antimicrobial Agents Used as Feed Additives for Food Animals

  • Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev and Gentofte

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Abstract

A total of 65 toxigenic Clostridium difficile strains isolated from patients with antibiotic-associated diarrhea were tested for susceptibility to avilamycin, flavomycin, monensin, and salinomycin. Except for flavomycin the substances showed in vitro efficacy comparable to reports of the currently most commonly used drugs for treatment of C. difficile. This indicates that these old compounds may be useful for the treatment of C. difficile infections in man and perhaps for other bacterial causes of diarrhea.
Original languageEnglish
JournalMicrobial Drug Resistance
Volume17
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)125-127
ISSN1076-6294
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

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