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 ...

A novel vaccination approach developed by Vanderbilt Health researchers cleared the harmful gut bacterium Clostridioides ...

Five insights from the report, written by Clayton Dalton, MD, a resident physician at Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital: 1. In addition to antibiotic use being a risk factor for C. diff, ...

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 ...

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 ...

A recurrence of C. diff is common after an initial episode, with about 20% of people having a recurrence. A recurrence is ...

FMT restores gut microbiota balance by transferring stool from healthy donors, mainly for recurrent C. difficile infections. Recent data shows FMT's high efficacy in preventing recurrent C. difficile, ...

Ferring Pharmaceuticals’ biotherapeutic passed an FDA committee vote despite some skepticism from a handful of members, setting up the asset for potential approval to treat Clostridioides difficile ...

The bacterium Clostridioides difficile is one of the most common infections picked up in hospitals, and, even once it’s cleared from the body, patients have a 1 in 6 chance of catching it again within ...

C. diff infection can cause diarrhea. While it may lead your poop to change color, there are no specific colors that are definitive evidence of having C. diff. According to the Centers for Disease ...

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