Mild Clostridium difficile infection (CDI; stool frequency <four ... and place on therapy immediately if this occurs. Treatment for an initial episode and a first recurrence of CDI: If oral ...

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.

Discover Merck's groundbreaking patent on genetic markers linked to enhanced C. difficile treatment responses. Learn how personalized therapy can improve patient outcomes.

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

The following is a summary of “Rational design of live biotherapeutic products for the prevention of Clostridioides difficile infection,” published in the September 2024 issue of Infectious Disease by ...

Over the past few decades we’ve learnt how important the trillions of bugs that live inside us are to our overall health. Our ...

In the period spanning 2017-2021, a mere 12 new antibiotics entered the market, with only one capable of targeting all the ...

But patients often go untreated for years — either because they don’t realize their infection is serious and requires treatment, or because they lose contact with the health system.

Antimicrobial drugs are widely used around the world to treat infections. However ... of superbugs such as ...