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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Nurses and nurse midwives have historically considered patient education one of their most important responsibilities. Increasingly, however, appropriate and comprehensive patient education has ...

Locally, Kaiser Permanente’s Walnut Creek and Antioch Medical Centers have been treating C. diff patients with fecal transplants for the past year. Stanford Hospital and UCSF will also soon ...

"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.

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 ...

Patients who need antibiotics are more at risk of catching C diff because the medication weakens their stomachs. Trust infection control manager Lily O'Connor said: "If we have a lot of people ...

September 30, 2024 • Two federal programs that helped federal student loan borrowers ease back into payments are ending. It will have the biggest impact on borrowers with defaulted loans or ...