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The trial is expected to involve 30 patients based in North America. All have been diagnosed with C.diff-associated disease (CDAD). C.diff infections can cause diarrhoea and fever. They have been ...

A patient typically leaves the hospital or clinic with a patient education package that has been vetted by department heads, checked and sanitized by the legal department, trimmed and restricted ...

The superbug Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, can cause dangerous gut infections. There are limited options for treating ...

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.

Locally, Kaiser Permanente’s Walnut Creek and Antioch Medical Centers have been treating C. diff patients with fecal transplants for the past year. Stanford Hospital and UCSF will also soon ...

Anne Peery. "FMT is a safe and effective treatment with enough scientific evidence to offered to most patients with two or ...

Pfizer's vaccine for Clostridium difficile (C. diff) looks like it may join a ... doses of the shot compared to placebo in the 17,500-patient trial, which enrolled subjects 50 years of age and ...

Patients who need antibiotics are more at risk of catching C diff because the medication weakens their stomachs. Trust infection control manager Lily O'Connor said: "If we have a lot of people ...

They are a significant resource for teaching and evaluating clinical skills, including: physical examination communication history taking patient counseling patient education Professional trainers, ...

A study in the Lancet showed 40 per cent of C diff infections are spread by hospital bed linen and gowns worn by patients. Scientists have proved that standard laundry systems do not kill C diff ...

The ACS Education Division is making educational resources available by topic to aid parents and teachers in student enrichment during this time of distance learning. We have bundled materials from ...