Emergence of reduced susceptibility to metronidazole in Clostridium difficile

Baines, Simon D., O'Connor, Rachael, Freeman, Jane, Fawley, Warren N, Harmanus, Celine, Mastrantonio, Paola, Kuijper, Ed J. and Wilcox, M. H. (2008) Emergence of reduced susceptibility to metronidazole in Clostridium difficile. pp. 1046-52. ISSN 1460-2091
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Antimicrobial treatment for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has typically been metronidazole, although reports have questioned the efficacy of this option. We screened recently isolated C. difficile (2005-06) for susceptibility to metronidazole and compared results for historic isolates (1995-2001).