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

"C. diff is debilitating. Thanks to this new American Gastroenterological Association guideline, patients will suffer for ...

A few sobering facts from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC): C. diff is the top cause of health care-associated infections in the US. It disproportionately strikes people in hospitals and ...

The most prominent of the newer risk factors has been C-reactive protein (CRP ... severity of atherosclerosis. The AHA/CDC statement makes the following recommendations for the use of hs-CRP ...

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

Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine researchers found that fidaxomicin, a treatment for Clostridioides difficile ... guidelines." Fidoxomicin is associated with lower C.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a new way for Americans to look up how high or low levels of ...

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

It's part of broader recommendations on respiratory illnesses. CDC Director Dr. Mandy… Some Chinese authorities encourage people with mild COVID to go back to work Several local governments in ...

An advantage of CRS3123 compared with other treatments is its narrow spectrum, which targets C. difficile bacteria and stops toxin production while minimally affecting other microbes in the gut.

The CDC’s new isolation guidelines have been in effect since March 1. Previously, the CDC advised that people who test positive for COVID-19 should stay home and isolate from other people for at least ...

After suffering from C. diff for four painful years ... there have been no established guidelines on how to perform fecal transplants, or how to screen donors. Earlier this year, the Federal ...