David A. Forero-Peña MD.
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David A. Forero-Peña MD.
@DavidForeroMD
Colombiano. Médico Internista/ Infectólogo/Profesor de salud Pública #UCV. Fundador de @vacteresearch Consultas médicas https://t.co/nMOo4nG2HW

¡Esto!, un médico soberbio, que maltrata y desdeña a sus pacientes, no funcionará nunca.











🔥Just published 🔥 TAPER-V RCT Initial Vancomycin Taper for the Prevention of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection In this randomized clinical trial of 256, a 4-week vancomycin pulse and taper regimen *had a probability of 74% to be superior to astandard 2-week pulse regimen in patients a first episode or first recurrence of CDI *All patients received 14d pulse of vanco (standardized at 125 mg orally 4 times a day at the time of recruitment) →taper (125 mg q12h ×7d,then 125mg q24h ×7d) vs placebo for management of CDI (first episode or recurrence). Vanco for 10d is obsolete! #IDXposts jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…












