Life-threatening infections caused by bacteria called Clostridium difficile now sicken nearly half a million Americans a year, health officials said Wednesday. The number of these infections ...

Clostridium difficile infection is the leading cause of gastroenteritis-associated death and has become the most common cause of health care-associated infections in US hospitals.

Clostridium difficile, now called Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile), is a bacterium that can cause symptoms such as diarrhea and fever. C. difficile infection is becoming more common ...

Considering taking supplements to treat clostridium difficile infection? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of clostridium difficile infection. Follow ...

Clostridium difficile articles from across Nature Portfolio Atom RSS Feed Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria that is a normal component of the colon flora in humans.

Clostridium difficile infection, often referred to as C. diff, is caused by bacteria. Symptoms of C. difficile recurrence include mild-to-severe diarrhea, abdominal pain and fever.

People with recurrent illness caused by hard-to-treat bacterium Clostridium difficile can be offered faecal transplants, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has said. C. diff can ...

Clostridium difficile kills 13,000 people each year in the US alone. A new antibiotic tested in mice works better than our first-line treatments against infection – and prevents reinfection too ...

Recent reports suggest that the rate and severity of Clostridium difficile–associated disease in the United States are increasing and that the increase may be associated with the emergence of a ...

" Clostridium difficile is an organism known to be a common cause of intestinal disease in both humans and animals," Weese explained.