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

C. difficile spores are highly resistant to desiccation, chemicals and extreme temperature. Spores frequently contaminate the environment around patients with CDI, potentially persisting for ...

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

In fact, C. diff infections often spring up because the bacteria take advantage of a weakened microbiome following treatment with antibiotics for other diseases. “Treatment of C. difficile ...

This primer will help you understand how C. diff spreads and releases toxins, what the common symptoms are, and who is most vulnerable. Dr. Jessica Allegretti, director of the fecal microbiota program ...

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

The superbug Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, can cause dangerous gut infections ... as a result of antibiotic treatment ...

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The ongoing trial is testing the therapy – RBX2660 – as a treatment for Clostridioides difficile infection or C. diff, a bacterium that causes diarrhoea and inflammation in the colon and is a ...

Once C-diff is in the ascendancy it can be very hard to shift – the traditional treatment is antibiotics but a significant number of patients do not respond and are left with relentless and ...

Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) invites film fans and culture enthusiasts to take part in the Friends of the Festival packages. Cinephiles will experience DIFF in VIP style thanks to ...