This abstract tackles some of these. The authors studied the kinetics of PCR positivity in C. diff and whether test positivity during or after treatment was a marker for recurrence. The average ...

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 ...

Doctors usually advise eating a diet of soft, easy-to-digest foods during a C. diff infection. It’s also important to drink lots of water to help avoid dehydration. What does your diet have to ...

The rate of new Clostridium difficile or C. diff infections climbed year after year from 2000 to 2010, researchers found. But an early look at 2011-2014 data from the Centers for Disease Control ...

C. diff causes about half a million infections in the U.S. each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Factors that increase risk of C. diff infection include ...

The germ - Clostridium difficile, or C. diff. - flourishes in the gut after antibiotics kill off other bacteria and causes diarrhea. It can be severe and is blamed for about 15,000 deaths annually ...

Q: When do we put a resident on isolation when we suspect a Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection, and when can we remove the isolation? A: Residents should be placed on contact precautions ...

Here’s how it works. The superbug Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, can cause dangerous gut infections. There are limited options for treating it, and patients often experience reinfection ...

difficile (C. diff), may not be living up to its promise, according to new research from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy. C. diff infection is the leading cause of death due to ...

Less than 1% of people came down with C. diff infections; but among those who had a C. diff infection in the year before being diagnosed with pneumonia, 12% developed a new C. diff infection after ...

diff. The antibiotic vancomycin, recommended as first-line treatment for infection caused by the deadly superbug C. difficile (C. diff), may not be living up to its promise, according to new ...