This is a special section that we will continually add
important content to.
Clostridium Difficile Glossary & Definitions Frequently used terms & medications with definitions.
Special C. Diff. Support Research Topics:
Dr. Borody of
Australia - Uses his new treatment protocol and has other worldwide
physicians' interest. Dr. Borody has completed his
Probiotic Research Centre in
Australia and treats 8 -12 patients per week. This procedure is
also available to select patients in Canada by Dr. David Kreaden- Please see
the discussion board for his requirements: Listed under "Doctors".
--Some of Dr. Borody's works on c. diff:
Latest Approach to Patients with Chronic C.
Difficile Infection,
View his
previous
report here
Dr. Michael L. McCann MD - Provides expert information to the support group on a variety of related topics & c. difficile.
GelTex
- The new pioneer in researching toxin-binding technology.
http://www.centerwatch.com/patient/studies/cat289.html This link takes you
directly to a listing of the trials.
Mucovax - has released
this report about their colonic antibody research
for c. diff. (You need
Adobe Acrobat
Reader to view this document). They are getting ready to do
clinical trials in the Netherlands with antibody research.
C. Diff. Support Group Database Report
(Sept.30,2001) - Easy to read percentages, etc.
Interesting Facts & Figures - An on-going
compilation of interesting facts, theories, figures about c. diff.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is conducting clinical trials on a c. difficile vaccine. Links here: http://www.bidmc.harvard.edu/medicine/researchprograms/gastroenterologyrp.htm NOTE: Please go to the doctor page and see the info on Dr. Kelly, who is operating the vaccine clinical trials.
If everyone who frequents this site calls the Centers for Disease Control and tells them about our problems and asks WHY aren't they tracking it and WHY isn't the government offering incentives for pharmaceutical companies to do more research in this area...perhaps someone will sit up and take notice. Here's the main CDC number - 1-800-311-3435......Here's a new number for everyone to call to get right in to the man who is in charge of C diff at the CDC. Dr. Dan Jernigan 404-639-2621
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