1: Sambol SP, Skinner AM, Serna-Perez F, Owen B, Gerding DN, Johnson S. Effective Colonization by Nontoxigenic Clostridioides difficile REA Strain M3 (NTCD-M3) Spores following Treatment with Either Fidaxomicin or Vancomycin. Microbiol Spectr. 2023 Mar 28;11(2):e0051723. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00517-23. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36975811; PMCID: PMC10100807.
2: Cao YR, Li YF, Wang JJ, Yang HJ, Wei Q, Yu JC, Cao GY, Gao J, Zhang J, Li XN, Yu SY. Pharmacokinetic evaluation and relative bioavailability pilot study of fidaxomicin in healthy Chinese subjects: An open, randomized, single-dose, cross-over study. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2022 Oct;60(10):448-458. doi: 10.5414/CP204263. PMID: 35979900.
3: Guery B, Georgopali A, Karas A, Kazeem G, Michon I, Wilcox MH, Cornely OA. Pharmacokinetic analysis of an extended-pulsed fidaxomicin regimen for the treatment of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection in patients aged 60 years and older in the EXTEND randomized controlled trial. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2020 Apr 1;75(4):1014-1018. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkz549. PMID: 31960058.
4: Wolf J, Kalocsai K, Fortuny C, Lazar S, Bosis S, Korczowski B, Petit A, Bradford D, Croos-Dabrera R, Incera E, Melis J, van Maanen R. Safety and Efficacy of Fidaxomicin and Vancomycin in Children and Adolescents with Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile Infection: A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Single-blind Clinical Trial (SUNSHINE). Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Dec 17;71(10):2581-2588. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz1149. PMID: 31773143; PMCID: PMC7744996.
5: Högenauer C, Mahida Y, Stallmach A, Marteau P, Rydzewska G, Ivashkin V, Gargalianos-Kakolyris P, Michon I, Adomakoh N, Georgopali A, Tretter R, Karas A, Reinisch W. Pharmacokinetics and safety of fidaxomicin in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and Clostridium difficile infection: an open-label Phase IIIb/IV study (PROFILE). J Antimicrob Chemother. 2018 Dec 1;73(12):3430-3441. doi: 10.1093/jac/dky368. PMID: 30260412.
6: Yanagihara K, Akamatsu N, Matsuda J, Kaku N, Katsumata K, Kosai K. Susceptibility of Clostridium species isolated in Japan to fidaxomicin and its major metabolite OP-1118. J Infect Chemother. 2018 Jun;24(6):492-495. doi: 10.1016/j.jiac.2017.12.006. Epub 2018 Jan 17. PMID: 29373265.
7: Koon HW, Wang J, Mussatto CC, Ortiz C, Lee EC, Tran DH, Chen X, Kelly CP, Pothoulakis C. Fidaxomicin and OP-1118 Inhibit Clostridium difficile Toxin A- and B-Mediated Inflammatory Responses via Inhibition of NF-κB Activity. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 Dec 21;62(1):e01513-17. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01513-17. PMID: 29038278; PMCID: PMC5740352.
8: Cataldo MA, Granata G, Petrosillo N. Clostridium difficile infection: new approaches to prevention, non-antimicrobial treatment, and stewardship. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2017 Nov;15(11):1027-1040. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2017.1387535. Epub 2017 Oct 9. PMID: 28980505.
9: O'Gorman MA, Michaels MG, Kaplan SL, Otley A, Kociolek LK, Hoffenberg EJ, Kim KS, Nachman S, Pfefferkorn MD, Sentongo T, Sullivan JE, Sears P. Safety and Pharmacokinetic Study of Fidaxomicin in Children With Clostridium difficile- Associated Diarrhea: A Phase 2a Multicenter Clinical Trial. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2018 Aug 17;7(3):210-218. doi: 10.1093/jpids/pix037. PMID: 28575523.
10: Zhanel GG, Walkty AJ, Karlowsky JA. Fidaxomicin: A novel agent for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection. Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol. 2015 Nov-Dec;26(6):305-12. doi: 10.1155/2015/934594. PMID: 26744587; PMCID: PMC4692299.
11: Srinivas NR. Fidaxomicin Pharmacokinetics in Humans: Is There a Role of Biliary Excretion? Clin Drug Investig. 2015 Aug;35(8):531-2. doi: 10.1007/s40261-015-0305-7. PMID: 26135594.
12: Chahine EB, Sucher AJ, Mantei K. Fidaxomicin: a novel macrolide antibiotic for Clostridium difficile infection. Consult Pharm. 2014 Sep;29(9):614-24. doi: 10.4140/TCP.n.2014.614.. PMID: 25203410.
13: Koon HW, Ho S, Hing TC, Cheng M, Chen X, Ichikawa Y, Kelly CP, Pothoulakis C. Fidaxomicin inhibits Clostridium difficile toxin A-mediated enteritis in the mouse ileum. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014 Aug;58(8):4642-50. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02783-14. Epub 2014 Jun 2. PMID: 24890583; PMCID: PMC4135997.
14: Babakhani F, Bouillaut L, Sears P, Sims C, Gomez A, Sonenshein AL. Fidaxomicin inhibits toxin production in Clostridium difficile. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2013 Mar;68(3):515-22. doi: 10.1093/jac/dks450. Epub 2012 Dec 2. PMID: 23208832.
15: Allen CA, Babakhani F, Sears P, Nguyen L, Sorg JA. Both fidaxomicin and vancomycin inhibit outgrowth of Clostridium difficile spores. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 Jan;57(1):664-7. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01611-12. Epub 2012 Nov 12. PMID: 23147724; PMCID: PMC3535933.
16: Babakhani F, Bouillaut L, Gomez A, Sears P, Nguyen L, Sonenshein AL. Fidaxomicin inhibits spore production in Clostridium difficile. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Aug;55 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S162-9. doi: 10.1093/cid/cis453. PMID: 22752866; PMCID: PMC3388029.
17: Goldstein EJ, Babakhani F, Citron DM. Antimicrobial activities of fidaxomicin. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Aug;55 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S143-8. doi: 10.1093/cid/cis339. PMID: 22752863; PMCID: PMC3388021.
18: Sears P, Crook DW, Louie TJ, Miller MA, Weiss K. Fidaxomicin attains high fecal concentrations with minimal plasma concentrations following oral administration in patients with Clostridium difficile infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Aug;55 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S116-20. doi: 10.1093/cid/cis337. PMID: 22752859; PMCID: PMC3388019.
19: Babakhani F, Gomez A, Robert N, Sears P. Postantibiotic effect of fidaxomicin and its major metabolite, OP-1118, against Clostridium difficile. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Sep;55(9):4427-9. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00104-11. Epub 2011 Jun 27. PMID: 21709084; PMCID: PMC3165303.
20: Babakhani F, Gomez A, Robert N, Sears P. Killing kinetics of fidaxomicin and its major metabolite, OP-1118, against Clostridium difficile. J Med Microbiol. 2011 Aug;60(Pt 8):1213-1217. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.029470-0. Epub 2011 Feb 24. PMID: 21349983; PMCID: PMC3167880.