Increased use of rapid diagnostic techniques such as PCR may allow prompt discontinuation of vancomycin when not indicated. Further development of alternative antimicrobials may also lessen its use.

Fidaxomicin should be the antibiotic of choice when treating adults with Clostridioides difficile infection, according to new guidance from the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society ...

Chief Medical Officer at the Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center, Adjunct Professor of Medicine, University of Southern California I have participated in multiple ...

Administration of vancomycin continues to be common despite perceived concerns of increased MICs, treatment failures and toxicity. In 2009, a consensus guideline was published in an effort to optimize ...