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.

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一种超级细菌将在未来 25年内杀死超过 3900万人。这相当于每周有 3万人死于这种病菌的感染。 这种将每周杀死数万人的超级细菌，并不是什么从未听说过的罕见病毒或奇怪疾病，而是对抗生素治疗越来越耐药的常见细菌感染。

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 ...

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

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

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

In the past, Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) was thought of mainly as a nosocomial disease associated with the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, but its epidemiology seems to be ...

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The bacterium Clostridioides difficile is one of the most common infections picked up in hospitals, and, even once it’s cleared from the body, patients have a 1 in 6 chance of catching it again ...