Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of ceftaroline against Clostridium difficile and propensity to induce C. difficile infection in an in vitro human gut model

SD Baines, CH Chilton, GS Crowther… - Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To examine the effects of exposure to ceftaroline or ceftriaxone on the epidemic
Clostridium difficile strain PCR ribotype 027 and the indigenous gut microflora in an in vitro …

Successful treatment of simulated Clostridium difficile infection in a human gut model by fidaxomicin first line and after vancomycin or metronidazole failure

CH Chilton, GS Crowther, J Freeman… - Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Fidaxomicin reduces the risk of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)
compared with vancomycin. We investigated fidaxomicin primary or secondary treatment …

The use of first-generation cephalosporin antibiotics, cefalexin and cefradine, is not associated with induction of simulated Clostridioides difficile infection

AM Buckley, IB Moura, J Altringham… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objectives The use of broad-spectrum cephalosporins is associated with induction of
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). Recent knowledge on the importance of the healthy …

Mixed infection by Clostridium difficile in an in vitro model of the human gut

SD Baines, GS Crowther, SL Todhunter… - Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is still a major clinical challenge. Previous
studies have demonstrated multiple distinct C. difficile strains in the faeces of patients with …

Comparative pharmacokinetics of ceftaroline in rats, rabbits, and monkeys following a single intravenous or intramuscular injection

Y Ge, D Maynard, DE Rickert - Antimicrobial agents and …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
This study assessed the pharmacokinetic profiles for intramuscular and intravenous
ceftaroline treatment for rats, rabbits, and monkeys. Ceftaroline, a novel cephalosporin with …

Effects of Exposure of Clostridium difficile PCR Ribotypes 027 and 001 to Fluoroquinolones in a Human Gut Model

K Saxton, SD Baines, J Freeman… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
The incidence of Clostridium difficile infection is increasing, with reports implicating
fluoroquinolone use. A three-stage chemostat gut model was used to study the effects of …

Kibdelomycin is a potent and selective agent against toxigenic Clostridium difficile

L Miesel, DW Hecht, JR Osmolski… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Clostridium difficile is the causative agent of C. difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD), with
increased risk in elderly populations. Kibdelomycin, a novel natural-product inhibitor of type …

Effects of piperacillin/tazobactam on Clostridium difficile growth and toxin production in a human gut model

SD Baines, J Freeman, MH Wilcox - Journal of Antimicrobial …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Objectives: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a major cause of morbidity in the
nosocomial environment. Antimicrobial agents such as the third-generation cephalosporins …

Efficacy of alternative fidaxomicin dosing regimens for treatment of simulated Clostridium difficile infection in an in vitro human gut model

CH Chilton, GS Crowther, SL Todhunter… - Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background Fidaxomicin treatment reduces the risk of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection
(CDI) compared with vancomycin. Extending duration of fidaxomicin therapy may further …

Killing kinetics of fidaxomicin and its major metabolite, OP-1118, against Clostridium difficile

F Babakhani, A Gomez, N Robert… - Journal of medical …, 2011 - microbiologyresearch.org
The kinetics of bacterial killing for fidaxomicin and its major metabolite, OP-1118, were
investigated against Clostridium difficile strains, including two clinical strains belonging to …