Clindamycin (generic), Cleocin News

THE most serious cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea is Clostridium difficile; rod-shaped bacteria that compete with gut bacteria, or what remain of them, after recently wiped out by broad-spectrum antibiotics.

The tcdA-negative variant of Clostridium difficile is prevalent in East Asian countries.

Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic, inflammatory, debilitating follicular disease that manifests with deep inflamed nodules in the apocrine gland-bearing areas of the body.

Antibiotic associated diarrhea and Clostridium difficile infection are frequent complications of broad spectrum antibiotic therapy.

Two different gels for treating acne vulgaris, each combining clindamycin with another agent, performed well in 12-week late-stage trials reported at the American Academy of Dermatology's annual conference in San Diego this week.