If you think you have a C. diff infection, it’s important to speak with a doctor as soon as possible to help avoid developing any complications. Healthline has strict sourcing guidelines and ...

In clinical guidelines issued by the American College of Gastroenterology and published online May 19 in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, recommendations are presented for the management ...

White cell count The researchers acknowledge the clinical team can't definitely blame an increase or decrease in these markers on C. diff alone but note it can generally link an acute rise or ...

Consuming foods containing probiotics can be beneficial if a person has a clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection. A doctor may also recommend probiotic supplements. C. diff is a strain of ...

diff. “Based on the literature and the guidelines, keeping the environment clean was big,” says Ms. Wedig. “We looked at things, such as how soon were suspected C. diff cases isolated and ...

Guidelines from infectious disease organizations recommend targeted testing for patients demonstrating clear symptoms associated with C. diff, rather than broader testing for all patients with ...

Q: When do we put a resident on isolation when we suspect a Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection, and when can we remove the isolation? A: Residents should be placed on contact precautions ...

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI or often C. diff) is a potentially catastrophic ... I’m not alone in this opinion. Guidelines from the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG ...

the researchers said the extent of biocide tolerance in C. difficile warrants a review of disinfection and infection prevention guidelines. Joshi said the main takeaway from the study is that ...

A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania took a new approach, using mRNA technology to design a multipronged vaccine that targets several proteins that underlie C. difficile’s ...