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health3 days ago•15 min saved

Dentists still prescribe millions of clindamycin despite life-threatening C. difficile risk

Dentists prescribed over 2.3 million clindamycin prescriptions last year despite a decades‑old black‑box warning for serious C. difficile infections, even as overall dental antibiotic use rose about 6% from 2020 to 2025. The investigation ties unnecessary dental antibiotic prescribing to higher C. difficile risk and antimicrobial resistance, highlighting how private dental practice has lagged in antibiotic stewardship and guideline updates, with the story of Dolores Owens illustrating the potential harms of such prescribing.

via CIDRAP|

#antibiotic-stewardship #antimicrobial-resistance #c-difficile

health2 months ago•3 min saved

Innovative Super Antibiotic Targets Gut Infection While Preserving Microbiome

Researchers in Leiden have developed EVG7, a potent low-dose antibiotic that effectively targets C. difficile infections while preserving beneficial gut bacteria, reducing relapse risk and potentially limiting resistance, with human trials possible in a few years.

via SciTechDaily|

#antibiotic #c-difficile #evg7

health2 years ago•3 min saved

FDA Approves Revolutionary Fecal Transplant Pill for Gut Infections.

The FDA has approved Vowst, an oral capsule containing beneficial bacteria derived from human fecal matter, to treat recurrent infections of Clostridioides difficile by balancing out the gut microbiome. Vowst was approved on the basis of two studies conducted in the U.S. and Canada, including a randomized, double-blinded placebo-controlled trial. The drug is intended to be used in conjunction with antibiotics to prevent recurrent C. difficile infections and is taken four capsules at a time daily for three days.

via Gizmodo|

#c-difficile #fda #fecal-microbiota-transplantation