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 ...

Syracuse, NY — Upstate Medical University is looking for 1,000 volunteers — its largest clinical trial to date — to test a ...

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.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Taking opioids may make some patients more likely to develop a dangerous infection, new research suggests. The infection is called Clostridioides difficile, ...

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 ...

Clostridioides difficile risk is significantly higher in Korean patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which is comparable to the trend observed in Western patients with IBD. There is an ...

Make sure to disinfect beds properly after they are used by someone with Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff. According to a new study, staying in a bed previously used by a person with C. diff ...

Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is a leading cause of illness and death, especially for frail and hospitalized Americans. Now, a new study suggests that the leading antibiotic used to fight it ...

Current guidelines recommend using either metronidazole or vancomycin to treat C. diff infections. “For many years the two antibiotics were considered to be equivalent in their ability to cure C. diff ...

A study investigating samples of the superbug Clostridioides difficile across 14 pig farms in Denmark finds the sharing of multiple antibiotic-resistance genes between pigs and human patients, ...

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 ...