C Diff Prevention

The two-step algorithm with simultaneous GDH and toxin A/B rapid immunoassay arbitrated by NAAT seems to be the best strategy for CDI diagnosis in developing countries.

Australian researchers have taken steps toward a new class of antibiotics for resistant bacteria—the first in more than 60 years. For the first time, researchers have shown that synthetic cannabidiol, or CBD, can kill Neisseria gonorrhea, the bacteria responsible for gonorrhea.

Multiple studies have found a decrease in CDI rates during the COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to previous years.

Dr. Buffy Lloyd-Krejci knew nursing homes had infection control problems well before a global pandemic put them in the spotlight. That's why she started

The phrase “fecal transplants” says a lot about what this procedure is — taking poop from one person and putting it into another.

In a recent paper published in Science, researchers argued for a “paradigm shift” in how policymakers and building engineers approach indoor air quality and health in order to reduce the spread of respiratory infections. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed how unprepared the world was to respond to it, despite the knowledge gained from past pandemics, Lidia Morawska, PhD,

The rate of hospital-acquired Clostridioides difficile infection improved by 39% at a Quebec hospital when 70% of antibiotic users took a three-strain Lactobacillus probiotic under a pharmacy-driven protocol, researchers reported.Additionally, among those who took the probiotic with multiple antibiotics or one single high-risk antibiotic, the CDI incidence declined by at least half, according to

"These findings add to growing interest in the gut-lung axis -- how the gut and the lungs communicate with each other," researchers say.

There is a substantial health care cost for CDI patients with sepsis.

In data presented at DDW, researchers find a decrease in hospital-acquired CDI infections in 2020 when compared to 2018 and 2019.

TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 13, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) –- The C Diff Foundation will host a free, live-online, and interactive symposium on Friday, Jan. 15 from 1 to 4 p.m. EST.

Visitor contact precautions made little difference in protecting against Clostridium difficile in the elderly when compared with small changes in normal daily hygiene, a new research has found.

We're just starting to understand the complex relationship between our microbiome and our health. Research on the gut hints at a future where probiotics can help cure diseases.

Delhi: A panel of experts convened by the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) reviewed the current state of C. difficile infections globally and made evidence-based

The University of Strathclyde has signed a licensing deal with a European lighting company for pioneering light technology which kills pathogenic bacteria linked to hospital acquired infections.

/PRNewswire/ -- Medline and PhoneSoap today announced an exclusive collaboration to help enhance disinfection best practices in healthcare environments....

This study is the first to show that perioperative hyperlactatemia and decreased lactate clearance may be predictors for occurrence of CDI after cardiac surgery.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PRWEB) March 11, 2021 Peggy Lillis Foundation for C. diff Education & Advocacy (PLF), the leading patient organization combating C. difficile infections (CDI), partners with Ferri

A quasi-experimental study performed in a pediatric hematology-oncology unit demonstrated that whole-room ultraviolet-C disinfection was associated with a significant reduction in hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection (p

A small study found oral vancomycin prophylaxis prevented C diff infection in thoracic transplant patients.

Infection control efforts to combat hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection may be better spent on health care workers’ hand hygiene compliance and environmental cleaning than on visitor contact precautions, a new study suggests.