Bezlotoxumab

Bezlotoxumab Dosing and PK

Bezlotoxumab (Zinplava)
- Recommended for:
- Recurrent CDI episode – CDI within the past 6 months
- Primary CDI with risk factors for recurrence:
- ≥ 65 years old
- Immunocompromised
- Severe CDI on presentation
- Caution in heart failure
- Need to take logistics into account
- Wilcox MH, et al.
- Patients receiving antibiotic treatment for primary or recurrent CDI had lower rates of recurrent infection than placebo
- Gerding DN, et al.
- Patients with 3 or more risk factors had the greatest reduction of recurrent CDI
Summary
