A study in which two antibiotics (vancomycin and fidaxomicin) are compared in older patients with infections of the gut caused by bacteria called Clostridium difficile

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Reference: EUCTR2013-004619-31

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Extract

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate whether the extended duration fidaxomicin therapy is superior to the standard vancomycin therapy in sustained clinical cure of CDI at 30 days after end of treatment (Day 40 or Day 55). Sustained clinical cure is defined as clinical response at Test of Cure (TOC) and no recurrence of CDI from TOC until time of assessment.


Inclusion criteria

  • Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI) also known as C. difficile-associated diarrhoea (CDAD)