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

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is considered to be the main cause of bacterial infectious diarrhea in nosocomial settings. Since the beginning of the new century a continuous rise in the ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Pfizer's vaccine for Clostridium difficile (C. diff ... 06425090 was undermined by a lower-than expected rate of C. diff infection (CDI) as a result of social isolation caused by the COVID ...

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 ...

A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection in the urinary system. This is the system that makes and stores urine and carries it out of your body. An infection can happen when bacteria get ...

difficile in patients, health bosses have said. The Royal Liverpool Hospital has a set target of less than four C.diff infections per month - but recorded 16 in July alone. The hospital also ...