C Diff Prevention

A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC), suggests that health care facilities can significantly reduce the incidence of hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile ...

Clostridioides difficile infection: curbing a difficult menace

Infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria are a major public health problem. Their transmission is strongly linked to cross contamination via inert surfaces, which can serve as reservoirs for pathogenic microorganisms. To address this problem, antibacterial materials applied to high-t …

Time, staff, and budget constraints make it difficult to expand HAI mitigation programs despite the obvious and urgent need to do so.

Harvard and MIT researchers have suggested an engineered live biotherapeutic (eLBP) may protect the gut microbiome against antibiotic-induced dysbiosis.

Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) cost $9.8 billion per year, with surgical site infections alone accounting for one-third of those costs, according to research published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine. | Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) cost $9.8 billion per year, with surgical site infections alone accounting for one-third of those costs, according to research published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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A recent study showed that 25% of mattresses within 4 hospitals required complete replacement, underlying a serious health risk that could lead to unnecessary infections.

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Hygiene, efficacy, safety, cost-effectiveness  - what should be the chief requirements of a healthcare cleaning system? Ann Laffeaty considers ..

Germs lurk throughout hospitals & other facilities, causing dangerous infections. How can you protect yourself from hospital infections?

AbstractIntroduction. Assessing nutritional requirements in large total body surface area (TBSA) burns is a challenge due to frequent metabolic variation. Studi

Clostridioides difficile is still one of the most common causes of hospital-acquired infectious diarrhea (CDI), and the incidence of CDI is one of the indicators that allows conclusions to be derived on the correctness of antibiotic administration. The objective of this observational study wa …

Improved environmental factors make a significant difference in the rate of C. difficile infections in hospitals, according to a new study

The system gives infection preventionists another tool to combat the pathogen despite implementation challenges.

Adding aerosolized hydrogen peroxide to hospital infection prevention protocols significantly reduced Clostridioides difficile infections, according to the results of a 10-year study reported in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Fourteen c-RCTs provided data on a series of interventions. Ten trials focused on reducing patient infections from MDROs/HAIs and four found significant reductions in patient infection rates with strategies including bleach, quaternary ammonium detergents, ultraviolet lights and hydrogen peroxide va …

Health care-associated infections (HAIs) are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Common examples include catheter-associated urinary tract infections, central line-associated bloodstream infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, surgical site infections, and Clost …

Patients with cancer are particularly susceptible to Clostridioides difficile infections because of their exposure to antibiotics, serious underlying chronic illnesses, advancing age, immunocompromising conditions, and extended lengths of stays in the hospital setting. In addition to suboptimal hand …

Aerosolized hydrogen peroxide is a new tool in fighting C. difficile in healthcare settings.

Aerosolized hydrogen peroxide is a new tool in fighting C. difficile in healthcare settings.

Arlington, Va., March 17, 2022 – New data published today suggest that adding aerosolized hydrogen peroxide (aHP) to hospital infection prevention

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H2 O2 -based disinfectants are efficacious against surrogate viruses for HuNoV and C. difficile endospores.

Aim: The objective of this study was to determine the effect of standard and candidate prebiotics on the adhesion and biofilm formation of Bacteroides sp. in monoculture and co-culture with Clostridioides difficile. Materials & methods: The effect of seven prebiotics on the adhesion and biofilm formation of Bacteroides sp. to three human cell lines was determined. The effect of Bacteroides sp. and fructooligosaccharides (FOS) on the adhesion and biofilm formation of C. difficile was tested by the co-incubation assay. Results: Inulin, mannose and raffinose presented the best anti-adhesion properties against Bacteroides sp. Combination of Bacteroides sp. with FOS decreased the adhesion of C. difficile. Conclusion: The study shows the potential role of prebiotics and synbiotics in decreasing the burden of C. difficile infections.