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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

35–49 years old 0.98 (0.74, 1.31) 0.84 (0.61, 1.14) 0.82 (0.49, 1.38) 1.49 (0.96, 2.33) 50–64 years old 1.27 (0.97, 1.65) 1.34 (1.00, 1.78) 0.84 (0.53, 1.33) 1.92 (1.19, 3.11) 65 years old or ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County is one of only eight hospitals statewide to receive the Tennessee Hospital ...