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In vivo emergence of a still uncommon resistance to fidaxomicin in the urgent antimicrobial resistance threat Clostridioides difficile
8 Jun 2023
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fidaxomicin is a first-line treatment for Clostridioides difficile infections (CDIs). Fidaxomicin resistance has rarely been reported in this urgent antimicrobial resistance threat as defined by the CDC. OBJECTIVES: To report a case of fidaxomicin-resistant C. difficile isolation in a patient treated by fidaxomicin, characterize the genetic determinant for resistance and the consequences on...
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