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

Updated guidelines recommend fidaxomicin as the first-line agent for C difficile infection, but researchers found use in US ...

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

diff infection. "Many of us are colonized with ... Hospitals try to prevent C diff. among patients in several ways. They impose scrupulous hand-washing requirements among staff members.

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

The bacterium Clostridioides difficile is one of the most common infections picked up in hospitals, and, even once it’s cleared from the body, patients have a 1 in 6 chance of catching it again ...

New Mexico has the highest rate of Clostridium difficile infections for the second year, while Nevada has the lowest, federal data shows. The measures, developed by the CDC and collected through ...

Patients suffering from a recurrent infection with the C difficile bacteria have benefited from a microbiome treatment from Rebiotix. The results from the open label phase 2 trial confirm that ...

The global health organization says the lack of rapid diagnostic tests results in undertreatment and overtreatment of ...

The Royal Liverpool Hospital has missed its targets on C.diff infections for eight consecutive months Sub-standard cleaning in hospitals may be linked to rising cases of the bacterial infection C.

She led CDC activities to detect and prevent infections in healthcare settings, like C. diff, and promote healthcare safety in the United States and worldwide. Before her tenure at the CDC ...

H. pylori infections occur across the world due to exposure to saliva or stool in contaminated water or food. Learn how the ...