ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2021
Effectiveness of Bezlotoxumab for Prevention of Recurrent
Article in Open forum infectious diseases, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Real-world use of bezlotoxumab to prevent recurrentTherapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Therapeutics involved in managing initial and recurrentWorld journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics · 2024Review
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- Comparative analysis and trends in liver transplant hospitalizations with Clostridium difficile infections: A 10-year national cross-sectional study.Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society · 2022Article
- The Role of Bezlotoxumab for the Prevention of RecurrentAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- The Efficacy of Bezlotoxumab in the Prevention of Recurrent Clostridium difficile: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2022Review
- Real-World Comparison of Bezlotoxumab to Standard of Care Therapy for Prevention of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection in Patients at High Risk for Recurrence.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundBezlotoxumab significantly reduces the incidence of recurrent
methodsWe conducted a single-center retrospective analysis comparing recurrent CDI in SOT and HCT recipients receiving standard of care alone (oral vancomycin, fidaxomicin, or metronidazole) or bezlotoxumab plus standard of care. The primary outcome was 90-day incidence of recurrent CDI, and secondary outcomes included 90-day hospital readmission, mortality, and incidence of heart failure exacerbation.
resultsOverall, 94 patients received bezlotoxumab plus standard of care (n = 38) or standard of care alone (n = 56). The mean age was 53 years; patients had a median of 3 prior
conclusionsIn a cohort of primarily SOT recipients, bezlotoxumab was well tolerated and associated with lower odds of recurrent CDI at 90 days. Larger, prospective trials are needed to confirm these findings among SOT and HCT populations.
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