Make sure to disinfect beds properly after they are used by someone with Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff. According to a new study, staying in a bed previously used by a person with C. diff ...

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 ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 76-year-old male who is in relatively good health. For the past six months, I have been experiencing ...

The bacterium Clostridium difficile — otherwise known as C. diff — spreads within intensive care units more than three times as much as previously thought, according to a study published on April 4 in ...

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 ...

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Dear Dr. Roach: I had two previous episodes of C. diff and was treated with vancomycin. My stool tests the first time were negative. Recently, I got the same symptoms, and the doctor did a stool test ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lewis and colleagues tested the three EHR-based interventions at three hospitals. The first intervention, ...

FDA panelists chide Merck, but ultimately back approval of C. diff drug By Nick Paul Taylor Jun 10, 2016 7:17am Clostridium difficile (C. diff) Merck Biotech ...

Patients with Clostridioides difficile infection had different bacterial and fungal composition in their stool compared with that of uninfected patients, researchers found. Distinct species of fungus ...

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More than 40 percent of packaged meats sampled from three Arizona chain stores tested positive for Clostridium difficile, a gut bug known as C. diff., according to newly complete analysis of 2006 data ...