METHODS OF TREATING TRAVELERS DIARRHEA AND HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY
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1. A method of treating a patient having Travelers'"'"' Diarrhea (TD) comprising:
- identifying a subject having TD that also has hepatic insufficiency;
determining the severity of the subject'"'"'s hepatic insufficiency;
administering rifaximin cautiously to the subject if the hepatic insufficiency is severe.
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Abstract
Treatment of traveler'"'"'s diarrhea using in subjects having hepatic encephalopathy using gastrointestinal specific antibiotics is disclosed. One example of a gastrointestinal specific antibiotic is rifaximin.
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1. A method of treating a patient having Travelers'"'"' Diarrhea (TD) comprising:
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identifying a subject having TD that also has hepatic insufficiency; determining the severity of the subject'"'"'s hepatic insufficiency; administering rifaximin cautiously to the subject if the hepatic insufficiency is severe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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