** Shares of CorMedix CRMD.O rise 33% to about a two-month
high of $4.15 in morning trade
** Biggest one-day pct. gain in nearly 3 years
** Among the biggest pct. gainers on US stock exchange
** U.S. FDA approves DefenCath, co's antimicrobial drug that
reduces catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) in
patients with kidney disease
** The drug, DefenCath, will become the co's first
commercial drug
** Late Tuesday, co posted a Q3 loss of 17 cents/shr,
narrower than Wall Street estimates of a loss of 22 cents/shr -
LSEG
** Including session's gain, stock down 9.3% YTD
(Reporting by Puyaan Singh)
((Puyaan.Singh@thomsonreuters.com;))