(The biggest benefit so far has been seen in people with a higher risk of C. diff, though what qualifies someone as “high risk” is also debated among experts.) The simplest strategy for ...

Eugene “Gene” Cocanower 68, of Monticello, died on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at the Clinton House. Gene was born on January 3, 1956, in Elkhart, IN to the late Curtis and Anna Belle (Schrock ...

Salt Lake City, UT, Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- It is with profound sadness that C.R. England, Inc. announces the passing of Gene England, Chairman Emeritus, after a remarkable life spanning ...

Boulder, Colorado-based biotech Crestone is going after C. diff with a new antimicrobial, CRS3123. In a phase 2 study, the company reports that its drug cured 28 of 29 patients within 12 days ...

cDNA was obtained from 5 μg of total RNA with oligo (dT)20 primer using the Superscript IV RT-PCR system (Invitrogen, Thermo Fisher Scientific). To obtain the highest yields and very long RNA ...

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. These bacteria can grow out of ...

If your diarrhea from C. diff is very severe, get medical help quickly. Severe diarrhea can lead to life-threatening dehydration. If you have a condition, such as irritable bowel disease (IBD ...

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 is a type of bacteria that can cause diarrhea, abdominal pain, and tenderness. It is commonly treated with antibiotics such as fidaxomicin (Dificid) and vancomycin (Firvanq). C.

One in 6 people who contract Clostridium difficile (C. diff) will get a second infection within a few weeks of their first one. Here’s how to prevent the spread and reinfection. Share on ...

diff) infection. "Using fecal microbiota transplant, we take stool from a healthy donor and transfer it to the colon of the person with recurrent C. diff, restoring balance to their gut microbiome ...

In a study published in Nature Communications, the team describes a mutation these strains of C. diff have acquired in a gene known as 5-nitroimidazole reductase, or nimB for short. The nimB ...