Nitazoxanide for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Colitis - Concepedia

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Nitazoxanide for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Colitis

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Daniel M. Musher, Nancy Logan, Richard J. Hamill, Herbert L. DuPont, Arnold Lentnek, Arvind Gupta, Jean François Rossignol

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Abstract

Nitazoxanide is at least as effective as metronidazole in treating C. difficile colitis.

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