C. difficile infection recurrence rates were numerically lower with vancomycin than with placebo, though the difference was not significant. However, the results could be clinically meaningful, an ...

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 ...

Paul Feuerstadt, MD, FACG, AGAF, discusses how testing for Clostridioides difficile is recommended for hospitalized patients or outpatients with new-onset, unexplained diarrhea who have risk factors ...

Outcomes were worse for patients hospitalized once for Clostridioides difficile infection compared with alternative reasons for hospitalization, but the risk of adverse outcomes did not seem to ...

C. difficile, a bacterial organism, may repeatedly cause potentially fatal diarrhea upon infecting individuals with microbial dysbiosis. The conventional approach to treating CDI includes antibiotics, ...

A study, published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, examined the factors associated with first Clostridium difficile infection that predict the use of fecal microbiota transplantation for ...

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 ...

Microbiota transplantation is safe and effective for treating clostridioides difficile infections, according to a clinical ...

Researchers may not yet understand the mechanism behind recurrent Clostridium difficile infections, but they may have isolated five risk factors, according to a study published in Infection Control & ...

In the first comprehensive evidence-based guideline on the use of fecal microbiota-based therapies for gastrointestinal disease, the American Gastroenterological Association recommends fecal ...

Some people will get repeat infections from Clostridium difficile (C. diff). They may develop the same symptoms they had before such as diarrhea, stomach pain, and loss of appetite. However, the only ...

Research recently published in Clinical Infectious Diseases from the University of Minnesota Medical School has found that Fecal Microbiota Transplantation, or FMT, is an optimal cost-effective ...