SAN DIEGO -- Administering fecal microbiota via colonoscopy instead of rectally prevented recurrence of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) for up to 2 months with no major safety signals, according ...

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 ...

C. diff uses toxic compound to fuel growth advantage Date: March 25, 2025 Source: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Summary: The pathogen C. diff -- the most common cause of health care ...

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. Don’t miss this ...

About half a million people in the U.S. contract C. diff every year, often from hospitals—and, even once treated, it’s common for the microbe to reinfect patients again and again. Now ...

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 ...

It causes symptoms such as diarrhea, blood in your poop, belly pain ... but infection from Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) bacteria can inflame your bowel and cause diarrhea.

C. diff infection can cause diarrhea. While it may lead your poop to change color, there are no specific colors that are definitive evidence of having C. diff. According to the Centers for Disease ...

Minnie Hatch, 29, from Salt Lake City, had painful stomach cramps, and other symptoms for months before finding out she had Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff ... receiving poop from a donor ...

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 ...

When you have C. diff, your poop may smell very bad and will occasionally ... three dimensional pictures of your organs and tissues. Ultrasound, which uses sound waves to create images of your ...

The good grass from your neighbor—that’s the poop. This approach, fighting C. diff with healthy stool, is currently the only governmentally certified use of FMT. Last year, the Food and Drug ...