Study results suggest the greatest risk for Clostridioides difficile infection was observed with use of clindamycin while the lowest risk was observed with doxycycline and minocycline. Results of the ...

A new study looked at Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in outpatient settings and found the bacteria may be underdiagnosed, according to a study out Jan. 11 in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

The hospital-acquired infection Clostridium difficile, which causes inflammation of the colon and can be deadly among elderly patients, may be spread outside the hospital setting via food, according ...

A person’s biology may play more of a role in how Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, spreads more so than healthcare facility preventive measures, a new study finds. This means that transmission of ...

Recurring Clostridioides difficile infections could be costing hospitals millions, an AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center study found. The study, published Sept. 29 in Cambridge Core, included 29 ...

Two gastroenterologists spoke with Becker’s to discuss research challenges, advice for early-career physicians and more. Paul Feuerstadt, MD, is a practicing gastroenterologist at the ...

In a review of nearly 120,000 patients, 31% taking opioids developed C. diff, compared to 17% not taking them Opioids may weaken immunity and disrupt healthy gut bacteria, making infection more likely ...

After reporting non-statistically significant results in it a phase-II study, Cambridge, Mass.-based Seres Therapeutics is launching a revised phase-II study for its SER-109 Clostridium Difficile ...

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 ...

C. diff colitis is inflammation of a person’s colon due to contagious bacteria. Most people with C. diff colitis fully recover, but in rare cases the condition can be life threatening. It is possible ...