And now we have a clearer picture of how C. diff is specifically affecting kids. Researchers report in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicinethat infection of hospitalized children by ...

Analyses using a state-of-the-art assay revealed that these antibodies neutralized toxins that cause C. difficile infection, preventing harmful effects to cells exposed to these toxins.

Infants and children who are given prescription acid-reducing medications face a substantially higher risk of developing Clostridium difficile infection, a potentially severe colonic disorder ...

Household Transmission of Clostridium difficile to Family Members and Domestic Pets. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , 2016; 1 DOI: 10.1017/ice.2016.178 Cite This Page : ...

More than half of all sandpits for children and pets tested were swarming with the bacteria Clostridium difficile, also known as C. diff. And worryingly scientists found genetically diverse ...

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 ...

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 ...

Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria that is a normal component of the colon flora in humans. It can cause antibiotic-associated diarrhea (ADD) when competing bacteria ...