C. diff, or Clostridioides difficile, is a germ that can cause diarrhea and colitis and in some instances can be life ...

A total of 7,000 samples were collected across 278 unique ICU admissions over the course of the study, with 177 patients ...

One of the most common health care-associated infections spreads within intensive care units (ICUs) more than three times more than previously thought, new research has found.

The CDC's $1.3 billion Division of HIV Prevention is tasked with tracking infections across the United States and promoting testing and prevention, including the use of HIV prevention ...

C. diff, a dangerous and highly contagious infection, spreads in hospitals much more than previously believed, especially ...

C. diff causes about half a million infections in the U.S. each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Factors that increase risk of C. diff infection include ...

The C.D.C. provides funds to states and territories for detecting and responding to H.I.V. outbreaks, prevention, syringe exchange, expanded testing in emergency rooms and education and awareness.

C. diff typically infects people whose gut bacteria has been wiped out by powerful antibiotics, according to the U.S. Centers ...

The cuts are problematic for Florida, where passengers disembark from cruise ships with gastrointestinal viruses and often ...

New research reveals alarming findings about hospital bacteria transmission linked to hidden surfaces and workers' hands.

Published reports suggest that President Donald Trump is contemplating the removal of the CDC's HIV Prevention Division ... hepatitis C and provides pre-exposure prophylaxis navigational services ...

C. diff causes about half a million infections in the U.S. each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Factors that increase risk of C. diff infection include ...