UKHSA advice over 400 cases of 'evolving' infections

The UK Health Security Agency has issued guidance on how to help fight against evolving bacteria, which can pose a number of ...

NHS hospitals failing to test for potentially fatal stomach bug with almost 20,000 cases a year

Its spores are highly resistant to heat and many disinfectants, making them easily transmissible in hospitals.
Times Colonist

Your Good Health: A case of C. diff has become difficult to treat

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 diarrhea on and off. I initially spoke to my general physician, and he ...
The Baltimore Sun

Opioid prescription in hospital increases chances for dangerous infection

About one in every 31 hospital patients will pick up an infection in the hospital, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New research shows that being prescribed an opioid for ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

Opioid Use Linked to Higher Risk of C. Diff Infection, Study Finds

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 ...
News Medical

Study uncovers how the body's bile acids bind to block C. diff's most dangerous toxin

In a major step towards a precision therapy for Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection, researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have uncovered how the body's bile acids bind to ...
MedPage Today

C. Diff Deaths More Likely Among Women, Whites, and Urbanites

ATLANTA -- Mortality rates from Clostridioides difficile-related infections have fallen steadily since 2016, but the condition continues to take an uneven lethal toll based on sex, demographics, and ...
New York Sun

Blame Dirty Hospitals for ‘Shocking’ Surge in Drug-Resistant Superbug Deaths

The truth about drug-resistant superbugs sickening hospital patients is even worse than what the headlines suggest. A report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces a ...
Boston Herald

McCaughey: Dirty hospitals to blame for superbug deaths

The truth about drug-resistant superbugs sickening hospital patients is even worse than what the headlines suggest. A report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces a ...
MedPage Today

Fecal Therapy via Colonoscopy Found Safe and Effective for Recurrent C. Diff

SAN DIEGO -- Administering fecal microbiota via colonoscopy instead of rectally prevented recurrence of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) for up to 2 months with no major safety signals, according to a ...
Chicago Sun-Times

C. diff, death and parenthood roll up into a new show from comedian Cameron Esposito

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