Use of ramoplanin to treat diseases associated with the use of antibiotics

摘要

The invention features a method of treating or preventing a disease associated with the use of antibiotics in a patient in need thereof by administering to the patient ramoplanin in an amount and for a duration effective to treat said disease. The disease may be caused, for example, by the presence of a bacterium such as enterotoxin producing strains of C. difficile, C. perfringens, or S. aureus.