Impact of Oral Antibiotic Treatment on C. Difficile
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2017-06-27
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The overall aim is to characterize and to compare the extent and quantity of C. difficile
stool shedding, perianal colonization and environmental contamination in patients who
received oral fidaxomicin, oral metronidazole, or oral vancomycin. This is a prospective,
randomized, microbiologic and molecular, study of environmental contamination from patients
with proven C. difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD).