Asymptomatic carriers of toxigenic C. difficile in hospitals increase the risk of infection for other patients, according to a study published in Gastroenterology. Researchers performed ...

C. diff, which is short for Clostridioides difficile, is a type of bacteria that may cause serious problems in the digestive system. It is one of the most common causes of diarrhea linked to ...

St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine researchers found that fidaxomicin, a treatment for Clostridioides difficile infection, has increased in use but “remains underutilized.” The ...

Antibiotics prescribed by dentists may contribute to the growing problem of Clostridium difficile (C. diff), a serious and potentially deadly infection that causes severe diarrhea, suggests research ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clostridiumdifficile infection (also known as C. diff or CDI) is one of the most common hospital-acquired infections and is a ...

Affecting roughly half a million Americans each year, bacterial infections caused by Clostridioides difficile - commonly known as C. diff - are a serious and persistent problem for patients and ...

In a major step towards a precision therapy for Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection, researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have uncovered how the body’s bile acids bind to ...

A novel vaccination approach developed by Vanderbilt Health researchers cleared the harmful gut bacterium Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) in an animal model of infection. An experimental vaccine ...