gram-negative bacteria’s cell membrane is tough to break through. This makes gram-positive bacteria more vulnerable to antibiotics and other antibacterial actions. Clostridium perfringens was ...

Gram-negative Enterobacteriaceae and Clostridium difficile. In this Review, we discuss how immune- mediated colonization resistance against antibiotic-resistant intestinal pathogens is influenced ...

Gram-negative organisms; and a Phase 2 program for the treatment of CDAD (Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea). Cubist also is working on several pre-clinical programs being developed to ...

Clostridium ... C. difficile toxins A/B assay in development, is demonstrating increased sensitivity and specificity, showing promise at addressing the challenges of the false-negative and false ...

The pathogen Clostridium ... and negative, or positive? Do the fungi actually perpetuate gut dysbiosis?" The researchers believe it's a research question worth pursuing. C. difficile infection ...

A total of 187 C. difficile isolates were collected from eight health care facilities in six states (Georgia, Illinois, Maine, New Jersey, Oregon, and Pennsylvania) in which outbreaks of C ...

On the other hand, gram-negative bacteria stain pink instead. Both groups of bacteria can cause disease. However, they require different treatments. If you have a bacterial infection, the Gram ...

Conversely, Gram-negative bacteria do not hold the dye well. Gram-negative bacteria may appear red under the microscope because red-pink iodine is used alongside the Gram stain as a control.

A new antibiotic is not only more effective than our first-line treatments for Clostridium difficile infections, but it also significantly reduces the risk of reinfection, according to studies in ...

Recurrent Clostridium difficile infection is ... be explained by other causes with three consecutive negative stool tests for C. difficile toxin. Relapse was defined as diarrhea with a positive ...