A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) describes the outcome of a new approach to testing for Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) guided by the principles ...

A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) describes the outcome of a new approach to testing for Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) guided by the principles ...

I got C. diff from antibiotics for a sinus infection, and I had diarrhea for 13 days. Ironically, the treatment was another antibiotic, vancomycin.

Researchers have identified two distinct mechanisms of drug resistance in C. difficile, but its ability to withstand antibiotics comes with downsides for the bacteria.

Allowing nurses to order Clostridioides difficile testing without a physician's approval could help hospitals lower infection rates, a new study suggests.

A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control suggests that allowing bedside nurses to independently order testing for C. difficile significantly decreased the amount of ...

C. diff is a life-threatening bacterial infection that causes diarrhea and colitis, which is the inflammation of the colon. Approximately 600,000 are diagnosed with C. diff each year in the United ...

A new study suggests that the leading antibiotic used to fight Clostridioides difficile, vancomycin, may be losing potency against this killer.

The researchers randomly assigned patients to a single infusion of bezlotoxumab (n = 30) or placebo (n = 31) prior to FMT and performed C. diff testing, which included glutamate dehydrogenase ...

Infectious Disease > Vaccines Another Injectable Toxoid Vaccine Flops for C. Diff — It's time to look at oral vaccines to prevent C. difficile infections, experts say by Katherine Kahn, Staff ...

According to the CDC, Vermont is among the states with the highest rates of new hepatitis C infections.

Researchers have identified two distinct mechanisms of drug resistance in C. difficile, but its ability to withstand antibiotics comes with downsides for the bacteria.