New drug combo shows promise against deadly gut infection
NCT ID NCT05304715
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether adding the drug bezlotoxumab to standard treatment could prevent serious outcomes in people with a severe C. diff infection. Researchers used a special score to identify 44 high-risk patients. The goal was to see if the drug reduced organ failure, infection return, or death within 40 days.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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1st Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA University General Hospital of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, 54621, Greece
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1st Department of Internal Medicine, General University Hospital of Ioannina
Ioannina, 45500, Greece
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1st Department of Internal Medicine, THRIASIO General Hospital of Eleusis
Athens, 10918, Greece
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1st University Department of Internal Medicine, LAIKO General Hospital of Athens,
Athens, 11527, Greece
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1st University Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, IPPOKRATEION General Hospital
Athens, 11527, Greece
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2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Thriasio General Hospital
Athens, 10918, Greece
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2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Tzanneion General Hospital
Piraeus, 18536, Greece
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2nd Department of Internal Medicine, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis
Alexandroupoli, 68100, Greece
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4th Department of Internal Medicine, Attikon University Hospital
Athens, 12462, Greece
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Department of Internal Medicine, Larissa University Hospital
Larissa, 41334, Greece
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Department of Internal Medicine, University General Hospital of Patras PANAGIA I VOITHIA
Pátrai, 26504, Greece
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