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 ...

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 ahead of Wall ...

For example, some C. diff cells have flagella, long wiggly appendages that help them move around, while others don’t. This makes choosing a target for a vaccine tricky.

Crestone's med stopped C. diff’s notorious comebacks: Just 4% of patients who received it had their infections return, compared to 23% for vancomycin.

The superbug Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, can cause dangerous gut infections. There are limited options for treating it, and patients often experience reinfection, which can be deadly.

The superbug Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, can cause dangerous gut infections. There are limited options for treating it, and patients often experience reinfection, which can be deadly.

C. diff is a horrible disease that can cause significant morbidity. It can and often does recur and kills around 30,000 Americans every year. We have made progress in prevention and treatment, but ...

C. diff infection is the leading cause of death due to gastroenteritis in the U.S. It causes gastrointestinal symptoms ranging from diarrhea and abdominal pain to toxic megacolon, sepsis and death.

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.

There were 237 cases of hospital-onset C. diff. Exposure to a contaminated bed was associated with a 1.8 times greater chance for getting C. diff in the hospital.