title: Editorial Commentary: the trials and tribulations of treating Clostridium difficile infection-one step backward, one step forward, but still progress.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals and University of Leeds, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Mark H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Wilcox
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000188:drug therapy; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014640:Vancomycin
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D008795:Metronidazole; D014640:Vancomycin
keywords: diarrhea; metronidazole; tolevamer; toxin; vancomycin