Recurrent C. diff infections linked to higher death rates, research shows Clostridium difficile infection recurrence may increase the risk of death in patients, according to a presentation at the 27th ...

A Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlights the growing incidence of C. difficile infections and how healthcare providers and patients can combat these ...

ATLANTA -- Mortality rates from Clostridioides difficile-related infections have fallen steadily since 2016, but the condition continues to take an uneven lethal toll based on sex, demographics, and ...

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 ...

In the study, 2.8 percent of the hospitalized patients were infected with C. diff, and 3 percent had evidence of the bacteria but no symptoms of colonization. The study showed that use of antibiotics, ...

A new antibiotic to fight the deadly "superbug" C. diff has proved effective in clinical trials. Treating patients with ibezapolstat provided high rates of "sustained" clinical cures, say American ...

A low-dose antibiotic developed in Leiden may stop C. difficile infections more effectively by targeting the pathogen while ...

As the effectiveness of antibiotics meant to fight the deadly superbug Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, wanes, a research team at the University of Houston is seeing positive results of a new ...

Fecal microbiota transplantation has become one of the most effective treatments for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections, but its long-term role in gastroenterology may hinge on moving ...