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

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

Although death is inevitable, what actually happens to us when we pass away remains life's greatest mysteries - but some ...

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

Have close contact with someone who has been diagnosed with C. diff. Hospitals try to prevent C diff. among patients in several ways. They impose scrupulous hand-washing requirements among staff ...

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 ...

Pfizer's vaccine for Clostridium difficile (C. diff) looks like it may join a growing list of candidates that have been shelved or delayed, after the shot failed to meet its primary objective in a ...

C. diff causes nearly 30,000 deaths each year in the US, says Ferring, and recurrent infections with the bacterium make up 10%-15% of all hospital-treated infections.

Purpose The pharmacology, clinical efficacy, safety, dosage and administration, and place in therapy of fidaxomicin for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) are reviewed.

Scientists say potentially deadly bacteria - including E.coli and C.diff - travel at an altitude of up to 10,000 feet.

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