Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 57(2), 811-817 (2012-11-28)
Escherichia coli is implicated in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Rifaximin, a nonabsorbable derivative of rifampin effective against E. coli, improves symptoms in mild-to-moderate IBD. However, rifaximin resistance can develop in a single step in vitro. We examined
Clostridium difficile can cause severe antibiotic-associated colitis. Conventional treatments with metronidazole and vancomycin improve symptoms, but after discontinuation of treatment, C. difficile infection (CDI) recurs in a number of patients. Rifaximin is a rifamycin-based non-systemic antibiotic that has effect against
International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 120(2), 131-136 (2013-01-01)
To compare efficacy and tolerability between different regimens of rifaximin vaginal tablets and a placebo for treatment of bacterial vaginosis. In a prospective study carried out at 13 sites in 3 European countries between August 2009 and October 2010, White
Journal of clinical gastroenterology, 47(2), 188-192 (2013-01-15)
The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence of Clostridium difficile infection in patients who received rifaximin for the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy (HE). Medical charts of patients who received rifaximin for the treatment of HE were reviewed.
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