C. difficile spores are highly resistant to desiccation, chemicals and extreme temperature. Spores frequently contaminate the environment around patients with CDI, potentially persisting for ...

St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine researchers found that fidaxomicin, a treatment for Clostridioides difficile infection, has increased in use but "remains underutilized." ...

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.

Pfizer's vaccine for Clostridium difficile (C. diff ... 06425090 was undermined by a lower-than expected rate of C. diff infection (CDI) as a result of social isolation caused by the COVID ...

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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 ...

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Washing your hands, covering your mouth, and avoiding sharing personal items are simple day-to-day habits you can adopt to prevent infectious diseases. However, preventing infections doesn’t stop ...

Viral infection is the invasion of the body by a small agent known as a virus. Viruses replicate inside host cells and can produce toxins that cause disease. The immune system helps to destroy ...

Global health organization Unitaid last week called for a "concerted global effort" to introduce accurate and affordable diagnostic tests in low-resource countries to address the rising number of ...

Bug bites can cause pus blisters, but so can a potentially serious infection known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). While bites and infections can be confused, there are ways to ...