Boulder, Colorado-based biotech Crestone is going after C. diff with a new antimicrobial, CRS3123. In a phase 2 study, the company reports that its drug cured 28 of 29 patients within 12 days ...

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 ...

With no approved vaccines to date, C. diff causes nearly 30,000 deaths each year in the US, and recurrent infections with the bacterium make up 10%-15% of all hospital-treated infections.

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 study, published Sept. 30 in Open Forum Infectious Diseases, analyzed 45,049 patient records from 779 hospitals of adults who received treatment for C. diff infections before and after 2021.

The use of fidaxomicin for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) has increased significantly since 2021 but it remains underutilized, researchers reported today in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

A Clostridioides difficile vaccine candidate was safe, well tolerated, and reduced C difficile infection (CDI) severity but did not reduce incidence of CDI in at-risk adults, according to the results ...

Vitamin C, commonly known as ascorbic acid, is a potent antioxidant required for a variety of body activities. It helps to enhance immunity, promote wound healing, and preserve overall health.

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But vitamin C is one of those actually necessary ingredients. The antioxidant promises to do everything from fading dark marks to fighting free radicals (which break down collagen) to diminishing ...

A pancreatitis diet can help you manage symptoms of pancreatitis, a condition that makes it harder for your body to break down fats. Your pancreas produces insulin and enzymes that help your body ...