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Clostridium difficile disease in solid organ transplant recipients: a recommended treatment paradigm
1Division of Infectious Diseases, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, California, USA.
Purpose Of Review:
Organ transplant recipients have an increased incidence of Clostridium difficile disease and lower clinical response rates compared with the general population. Transplant specific treatment approaches are not defined. Therefore, a review of therapeutics in the transplant population is needed.
Recent Findings:
A literature review on the current therapies for C. difficile was performed focusing on the evidence in transplant recipients and immunosuppressed populations.
Summary:
Transplant patients warrant an aggressive approach to treatment. The authors propose a suggested treatment paradigm for therapy.
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