The bacterium Clostridioides difficile is named “difficult” for a reason. Originally it was hard to grow in the lab, and now ...

ECG Challenge: C diff Infection With Irregular Pulse While being treated for a C diff infection, a patient with COPD is found to have an irregular pulse. What does his ECG show?

The superbug Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, can cause dangerous gut infections. There are limited options for treating ...

Study finds underutilization of fidaxomicin, a recommended treatment for C. diff infection, despite increased use in hospitals.

The trial is expected to involve 30 patients based in North America. All have been diagnosed with C.diff-associated disease (CDAD). C.diff infections can cause diarrhoea and fever. They have been ...

"FMT is a safe and effective treatment with enough scientific evidence to offered to most patients with two or more C. diff ...

An mRNA vaccine that targets several aspects of C. difficile’s ability to cause severe disease prevented major symptoms and death in mice.

Each honouree is dedicated to creating positive change in the fight against ‘C. diff’. In a statement ... Maryann hopes that, through her work with PLF, patients and families can benefit ...

A patient typically leaves the hospital or clinic with a patient education package that has been vetted by department heads, checked and sanitized by the legal department, trimmed and restricted ...

C.diff affects the intestines and can ... alongside greater education on hand hygiene for staff, patients and families. "Various factors that may have led to this recent rise in cases in parts ...

Pfizer's vaccine for Clostridium difficile (C. diff) looks like it may join a ... doses of the shot compared to placebo in the 17,500-patient trial, which enrolled subjects 50 years of age and ...

Swiss food giant Nestlé has said it wants to take full ownership of Seres Therapeutics’ Vowst microbiome therapy for Clostridiodes difficile infections (CDI), upgrading its current co-marketing ...