ARLINGTON, Va. (April 12, 2023) — Five medical organizations say it is essential that hospitals establish antimicrobial stewardship programs to prevent Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) ...

Syracuse, NY — Upstate Medical University is looking for 1,000 volunteers — its largest clinical trial to date — to test a ...

REBYOTA is indicated for the prevention of recurrence of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection in individuals 18 years of age and older, following antibiotic treatment for recurrent C. diff ...

EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The Upstate Institute for Global Health is looking for over 1,000 Central New Yorkers to ...

An infection with Clostridioides difficile (or C. diff in the trade) that occurs 72 hours after admission to the hospital is considered hospital-acquired. Medicare penalizes hospitals financially if ...

Pre-specified secondary endpoint showed 0-11 vaccine to placebo case split for medically attended C. difficile infection (CDI), corresponding to 100% vaccine efficacy Median CDI duration was 1 versus ...

Clostridium difficile bacteria, computer illustration. C. difficile is a normal inhabitant of the human intestine, but it can become a pathogen when antibiotics disrupt the normal intestinal flora and ...

In a recent study published in Microbiology, researchers demonstrate that Clostridioides difficile spores exposed to sodium hypochlorite solutions at clinically relevant concentrations remained viable ...

Five medical organizations say it is essential that hospitals establish antimicrobial stewardship programs to prevent Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infections. These infections, linked to ...

When I took antibiotics for a sinus infection, I began feeling weak and feverish, with diarrhea. I went to the ER and learned I had Clostridioides difficile, an infection in the large intestine. The ...

Paul Feuerstadt, MD, FACG, AGAF, discusses how testing for Clostridioides difficile is recommended for hospitalized patients or outpatients with new-onset, unexplained diarrhea who have risk factors ...