At the end of 2010, Ellis Hospital noticed a troubling spike in Clostridium difficile infections. Clostridium difficile, or C-diff, is a common cause of diarrhea acquired in healthcare settings; it ...

After suffering repeated bouts of debilitating Clostridium difficile infections, many patients significantly change their behaviors, but some precautions may do little to prevent future infections, ...

Clostridioides difficile(C. diff) is a bacterium that can infect the large intestine. Antibiotics used to treat it have been traditionally evaluated in a monoculture – not considering interactions ...

There are trillions of bacteria that live in your colon. Most of them are harmless and many are actually helpful, supporting digestion and keeping your immune system strong. C. diff is one type of ...

Funded by a $230,979 grant, an Ohio University study tests metformin to prevent Clostridioides difficile in heart patients.

Recurrent C. diff infection is when you contract a C. diff infection 2 to 8 weeks after completing treatment for a previous one. C. diff relapse is a recurrence of the same strain, while reinfection ...

Antibiotic use in the outpatient setting is a significant risk factor for contracting Clostridium difficile outside of a healthcare environment, according to a study published in the journal Open ...

In a major step toward 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 ...

University of Wisconsin–Madison–led researchers report lower yet statistically non-significant recurrence of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) among adults given low-dose oral vancomycin during ...

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 ...