The bacterium Clostridium difficile — otherwise known as C. diff — spreads within intensive care units more than three times as much as previously thought, according to a study published on ...

The pathogen C. diff—the most common cause of health care-associated infectious diarrhea—can use a compound that kills the human gut's resident microbes to survive and grow, giving it a ...

The pathogen C. diff -- the most common cause of health care-associated infectious diarrhea -- can use a compound that kills the human gut's resident microbes to survive and grow, giving it a ...

Pfizer advances second-generation C. diff vaccine with Phase 2 data expected in 2025. Analyst maintains cautious optimism as investor sentiment remains muted on vaccine efforts. Get daily-updated ...

C. diff infection is often associated with the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, which disturb the equilibrium of the microbial colonies living in the colon.

The vaccine could become a tool to target different strains of C. diff and prevent the pesky bacteria from trapping patients in a cycle of disease.

Researchers have identified two distinct mechanisms of drug resistance in C. difficile, but its ability to withstand antibiotics comes with downsides for the bacteria.

Minnie Hatch, 29, had painful stomach symptoms due to Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff., which required three fecal transplants to treat.

If you’re taking antibiotics and develop a serious case of diarrhea, you could have a bacterial infection known as C. diff.

As IFN-γ produced by uterine NK cells is one of the major factors for the successful development of a vital pregnancy, we investigated the role anaphylatoxin C5a and its receptors in the establishment ...

One in 6 people who got clostridium difficile (C. diff) will get a second infection within a few weeks of their first one. Read more to learn how to prevent the spread and reinfection.

The mRNA levels of β-actin; pluripotency markers (Pou5f1, c-Myc, and Klf4); and MSCs markers (Pax6, endoglin, integrin β1, and HCAM) were analyzed. PCR amplification was performed at 95°C for 4 min, ...