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CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE - SAFE AND UNSAFE ANTIBIOTICS

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Clostridium Difficile - Safe and Unsafe Antibiotics

Belinda sends this in from a website on Clostridium Difficile:

Safe and Unsafe Antibiotics:

LIKELY TO CAUSE C. DIFFICILE:
Clindamycin
Keflex
Ceftin
Ceclor
All other cephalosporins
Amoxicillin
Augmentin

MIDDLE OF THE ROAD:
Cipro
Levoflex (also Levaquin)
Tequin
Avelox
Bactrim
Erythromycin
Biaxin
Zithromax

SAFE TO TAKE:
Macrodantin (Macrobid)
Sulfa
Aminoglycoside
Flagyl (metronidiazole)
Oral and IV Vancomycin

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