Isolating asymptomatic C. diff carriers linked with lower incidence of infection Screening and isolating asymptomatic Clostridium difficile carriers was associated with a reduction in incidence of ...

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, analyzed stool samples of 320 patients with no symptoms of C. diff. Thirty-one of the patients tested positive for C. diff. If the researchers had ...

C. diff is a type of bacteria that can cause diarrhea, abdominal pain, and tenderness. It is commonly treated with antibiotics such as fidaxomicin (Dificid) and vancomycin (Firvanq). C. diff, short ...

Clostridium difficile infection is one of the most common healthcare-associated infections in adults in the United States. Older Americans are especially vulnerable to CDI, 2 and this infection has ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (WPVI) -- A new drug to treat C. Difficile, also known as C. Diff, is getting C. diff is a common bacterial infection of the gut, and it can be deadly. In two Phase 3 clinical trials, an ...

The study was led by Yale School of Public Health in New Haven, Conn., and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The research team constructed a C. diff transmission model within and ...

The largest study of its kind has shown the most effective test for the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile (C-Diff), a bacterial infection which causes 15,000-20,000 deaths a year in hospitals in the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When Clostridium difficile was discovered in 1935, it was ...