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20-04-2024 | Rifaximin | IM - COMMENTARY

Treating colonic diverticula with rifaximin: a call to action

Author: Gabrio Bassotti

Published in: Internal and Emergency Medicine

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Colonic diverticular disease (CDD) is the symptomatic form of a frequent condition encountered in the daily clinical practice, i.e. diverticulosis [1]. The treatment of CDD is challenging for the caring physicians, including general practitioners (GP) and gastroenterologists (GE) and cyclic treatment with rifaximin is the most frequent drug used in this context [2]. Although the available evidence indicates the safety and effectiveness of rifaximin in to treat symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease (SUDD), there are insufficient data regarding its use to prevent recurrent diverticulitis and the cost–benefit of long-term treatment [3]. …
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Metadata
Title
Treating colonic diverticula with rifaximin: a call to action
Author
Gabrio Bassotti
Publication date
20-04-2024
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Internal and Emergency Medicine
Print ISSN: 1828-0447
Electronic ISSN: 1970-9366
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-024-03602-x
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