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 ...

Antibiotics prescribed by dentists may contribute to the growing problem of Clostridium difficile (C. diff), a serious and potentially deadly infection that causes severe diarrhea, suggests research ...

The risk of getting a deadly, treatment-resistant infection in a hospital or nursing home is dropping for the first time in decades, thanks to new guidelines on antibiotic use and stricter cleaning ...

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 ...

Nonelderly patients are at risk for gastrointestinal symptoms for up to two years after Clostridium difficile infection, a study published in PLOS ONE found. The researchers retrospectively examined ...

Affecting roughly half a million Americans each year, bacterial infections caused by Clostridioides difficile - commonly known as C. diff - are a serious and persistent problem for patients and ...

People with pneumonia who have experienced Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections may be able to reduce recurrences if they take doxycycline instead of the standard treatment. The study comes ...