C Diff Prevention

Antibiotic-associated diarrhea is often managed by the withdrawal of the culprit antibiotics or the administration of alternative antibiotics when a Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is susp...

Experts comment on the measures that need to be taken to prevent or control the spread of CDI in the healthcare setting.

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Hospital onset Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) causes significant disease burden and is associated with increased patient mortality. A nurse-driven CDI test order set had been implemented to reduce hospital onset CDI, yet the order set was not being used. We employed a humble inquiry interv …

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Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a leading cause of antimicrobial-associated colitis and is a global clinical concern. Probiotics are consi…

Commercial probiotic strains inhibited C. difficile, and other Clostridium cultures with zones 14.2–78.9 mm. The highest inhibition was observed with …

Commercial probiotic strains inhibited C. difficile, and other Clostridium cultures with zones 14.2-78.9 mm. The highest inhibition was observed with commercial culture on C. difficile ATCC 700057. Organic acids were the leading cause of inhibition. Probiotic cultures may be used as a support cultur …

Study finds nurses at the bedside play a key role in preventing hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infections.

Commercial probiotic strains inhibited C. difficile, and other Clostridium cultures with zones 14.2-78.9 mm. The highest inhibition was observed with commercial culture on C. difficile ATCC 700057. Organic acids were the leading cause of inhibition. Probiotic cultures may be used as a support cultur …

The results also show a decrease in antibiotic use, hospital length of stay, and overall cost to the patient.

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The evidence from this study does not support recommendations for the routine use of prescribed probiotics to prevent primary CDI in older patients receiving antibiotics in situations where the CDI is infrequent.

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An experimental antibiotic was able to prevent recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections (rCDI) by killing bacterial spores as well as growing spores. Researchers from the University of Notre Dame reported their findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on May 8, 2023.

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Correction to: Transcriptome analysis of the Clostridioides difficile response to a specific lactobacilli probiotic formulation: explanations for its mechanisms of action

While efforts to curb in-hospital infection seem to have paid off, community-acquired cases appear headed in the opposite direction.

This case study is part of a series centered on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) healthcare-associated infection (HAI) surveillance definitions. This specific case study focuses on the application of common surveillance concepts included in Lab …

Welcome to the Inside Track with Infection Control Today video series, an ongoing series of informational and how-to videos on infection control and prevention topics. This video is about hand washing (soap and water) and hand rubbing (alcohol-based hand rub).

PROBIOTICS ARE LIVE MICROORGANISMS intended to have positive health effects when consumed (or applied to the body). Probiotics are in…

Prophylactic probiotics have been shown to be effective in preventing Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), according to multiple meta-analyses. However, different medical societies have varying recommendations on their use for preventing CDI. In this commentary, we discuss current eviden …

The World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) is a federation of over 100 Member Societies and four Regional Associations of gastroenterology representing over 50,000 individual members worldwide.

The epidemiology society worked with a few medical organizations to update the guidance to limit infections.