Increased use of rapid diagnostic techniques such as PCR may allow prompt discontinuation of vancomycin when not indicated. Further development of alternative antimicrobials may also lessen its use.

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Fidaxomicin should be the antibiotic of choice when treating adults with Clostridioides difficile infection, according to new guidance from the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society ...

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2011;9(6):657-667. The relationship between MRSA vancomycin MIC and mortality in vancomycin-treated patients with hospital acquired pneumonia, ventilator-associated ...