Methods for treating and preventing c. difficile infection
AssigneeParatek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
InventorsS. Ken Tanaka, Michael P. Draper
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Abstract
Methods of treating or preventing a C. difficile infection and the associated pathological conditions related to C. difficile infection, are disclosed.
Claims44
A method of treating C. difficile infection in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of a compound, or a salt thereof, wherein the compound is compound A′ having the following structural formula:
- such that said C. difficile infection in said subject is treated.
A method of treating a bacterial infection without causing C. difficile infection in a subject who is at risk of developing a C. difficile infection, said method comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of a compound, or a salt thereof, wherein said compound is compound A′ having the following structural formula:
- such that said bacterial infection in said subject is treated without causing C. difficile infection.
A method of treating a bacterial infection without substantially disrupting gut microbiome in a subject who is at risk of developing a C. difficile infection, said method comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of a compound, or a salt thereof, wherein said compound is compound A′ having the following structural formula:
- such that said bacterial infection in said subject is treated without substantially disrupting gut microbiome.
A method of treating a bacterial infection in a subject who is predisposed to developing a C. difficile infection, said method comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of a compound, or a salt thereof, wherein said compound is compound A′ having the following structural formula:
- such that said bacterial infection in said subject is treated.
A method of treating a bacterial infection in a subject who is at risk of developing C. difficile infection, said method comprising the steps of:
- selecting a subject at risk of developing a C. difficile infection;
- and
- administering to said subject an effective amount of a compound, wherein the compound is compound A′, or a salt thereof, having the following structural formula:
- such that said bacterial infection in said subject is treated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.