Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is considered to be the main cause of bacterial infectious diarrhea in nosocomial settings. Since the beginning of the new century a continuous rise in the ...

This bacteria, also known as C. difficile or C. diff, causes half a million infections and kills roughly 30,000 people in the ...

Patients suffering from a recurrent infection with the C difficile bacteria have benefited from a microbiome treatment from Rebiotix. The results from the open label phase 2 trial confirm that ...

Typically, C. diff infections are treated for 10–14 days with an oral antibiotic. Once diarrhea resolves, it is usually safe ...

While the idea of receiving a stool transplant may sound unappealing its benefits are substantial especially for those suffering from difficult-to-treat gastrointestinal issues Read ahead to know!

It hangs out in our gut, where it can produce toxins that cause problems such as diarrhea. But it also exists as spores that live outside the body, which survive for long periods of time in soil or on ...

NICE have found that the evidence supporting FMT for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection is sufficient for the procedure to be carried out. However, it is only considered when patients have ...

support and education to patients with Clostridium difficile infection (C. diff). Sam Bozzette, chief scientist of Premier’s retrospective and interventional research division Premier Applied ...

Purpose The pharmacology, clinical efficacy, safety, dosage and administration, and place in therapy of fidaxomicin for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) are reviewed.

difficile (C. diff) infection in individuals 18 years of age and older, following antibiotic treatment for C. diff infection. The first analysis (presentation number P-1058) included 73 adults ...

The Peggy Lillis Foundation (PLF) for C. diff Education & Advocacy has announced its schedule of events for National C. diff Awareness Month, which takes place every November. This year's awareness ...

The researchers have filed two patents related to the technique, and they are working to tweak the method to treat infections ...