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Sally A. Brandmarker
Researcher at University of Washington
Publications - 3
Citations - 752
Sally A. Brandmarker is an academic researcher from University of Washington. The author has contributed to research in topics: Clostridium difficile & Vancomycin. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 734 citations.
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The Search for a Better Treatment for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Disease: Use of High-Dose Vancomycin Combined with Saccharomyces boulardii
Christina M. Surawicz,Lynne V. McFarland,Richard N. Greenberg,Moshe Rubin,Robert Fekety,Maury Ellis Mulligan,Reuben J. Garcia,Sally A. Brandmarker,Karen E. Bowen,Delia Borjal,Gary W. Elmer +10 more
TL;DR: Comparison of data from this trial with data from previous studies indicates that recurrent CDD may respond to a short course of high- dose vancomycin or to longer courses of low-dose vancomYcin when either is combined with S. boulardii.
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Pediatric Clostridium difficile: a phantom menace or clinical reality?
TL;DR: For example, this article showed that C. difficile is the leading cause of nosocomial gastrointestinal illness in adult patients in hospitals and that it is a common cause of severe complications and high mortality rates in children.
Invited Review Pediatric Clostridium difficile: A Phantom Menace or Clinical Reality?
TL;DR: Pediatric C. difficile disease is a disease that affected only adults and was not a problem for children and treatment usually relies on metronidazole or vancomycin, but clinical guidelines have not been defined.