The revisions address the excessive use of antibiotics in hospitals, and recommend diagnostic treatments—including fecal transplantation—to improve the care of patients with Clostridium difficile.

A common practice for treating patients with gastrointestinal conditions has been revised by the American Gastroenterological Association, it announced Feb. 21. The group has expanded its ...

Many clinical practice guidelines for preventing Clostridium difficile infections do not comply with the reporting standards outlined in the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II ...

C. diff is a horrible disease that can cause significant morbidity. It can and often does recur and kills around 30,000 Americans every year. We have made progress in prevention and treatment, but ...

Clostridium difficile treatment in the outpatient setting often deviates from guidelines, according to a Medscape report. A team of researchers found both under-treatment and overtreatment of C. diff ...

AAP issues C. diff guidelines Increasing incidence of Clostridium difficile in hospitalized children prompts American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement on screening and treatment. Due to high ...

Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital had a number of poor C. diff practices that needed improvement; they included staff members taking stool cultures for a test of cures and therapy that would sometimes be cut ...

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A panel of experts has released new clinical practice guidelines for Clostridium difficile infection in adults. The guidelines update recommendations regarding the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment ...

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is the most common health care-associated infection in the United States, causing an estimated 12,800 deaths each year. The deadly and notoriously stubborn ...

Other new treatment recommendations include: Vancomycin or fidaxomicin – Antibiotics vancomycin or fidaxomicin should be used for initial treatment of even mild C. diff., rather than metronidazole, ...