Patients with immunocompromised status and prior hospitalization for C diff were among those at increased risk of antibiotic ...

It’s important to eat foods that contain probiotics to replenish the gut with good bacteria for those with C. diff, ...

Clostridioides difficile infection is a major healthcare-associated infection, causing significant morbidity and mortality, ...

C. difficile is a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections, with strains increasingly exhibiting antibiotic resistance. Current treatments often involve broad-spectrum antibiotics ...

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There are currently no C. difficile vaccines available, and the main treatment for the infection is a lengthy course of ...

The team said their findings could lead to the development of new probiotic strategies for humans to treat C. difficile infections as an alternative to antibiotics and conventional fecal ...

Meanwhile, A new report from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) found that 605 cases of C diff were reported ...

Fzata, Inc. announces the execution of a clinical trial agreement with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to sponsor a ...

However, if these people fall ill and are prescribed broad spectrum antibiotics C-diff can become a problem – that’s because the antibiotics wipe out the normal gut bacteria, allowing the ...