Study results suggest the greatest risk for Clostridioides difficile infection was observed with use of clindamycin while the lowest risk was observed with doxycycline and minocycline. Results of the ...

Two gastroenterologists spoke with Becker’s to discuss research challenges, advice for early-career physicians and more. Paul Feuerstadt, MD, is a practicing gastroenterologist at the ...

Opioid use may weaken immune systems, leaving patients more vulnerable to infection, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

A recent study found that using probiotics and antibiotics for Clostridioides difficile is safe and effective. The study was published in JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance on Sept. 6. People living in ...

The hospital-acquired infection Clostridium difficile, which causes inflammation of the colon and can be deadly among elderly patients, may be spread outside the hospital setting via food, according ...

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 ...

A new study looked at Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in outpatient settings and found the bacteria may be underdiagnosed, according to a study out Jan. 11 in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

After reporting non-statistically significant results in it a phase-II study, Cambridge, Mass.-based Seres Therapeutics is launching a revised phase-II study for its SER-109 Clostridium Difficile ...

SALT LAKE CITY – Over the past two decades there has been a sharp rise in the number and severity of infections caused by the bacteria Clostridium difficile often shortened to C. diff now the most ...

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 ...

For the study, researchers at the Fargo (N.D.) VA Healthcare System allowed hospital nurses to independently order stool samples for patients displaying C. diff symptoms without requiring a ...