C Diff Transmission

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Patients in mature adulthood may have different risk factors for recurrent C diff infection than their elderly counterparts.

Communities with lower socioeconomic status have a higher incidence of community-associated Clostridioides difficile infection, according to study results published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.In what researchers called the largest analysis to date examining the association between communities’ socioeconomic status (SES) and community-associated CDI (CA-CDI) prevalence, the link was

Stethoscope diaphragms are contaminated with the same pathogens as the hands and they are capable of transmitting pathogens from patient to patient. The CDC should readdress its published guidelines.

Epidemiological analyses of mandatory surveillance data on healthcare associated infections (HCAI); MRSA, MSSA and Gram-negative bacteraemia (Escherichia coli (E. coli), Pseudomonas aeruginosa ( P. aeruginoa), Klebsiella species (Klebsiella spp.)), and Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection.

The estimated national burden of Clostridioides difficile infections and related hospitalizations declined between 2011 and 2017 because of a decrease in health care-associated infections, according to findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine. “It is important for the CDC to track the national progress in C. difficile infection (CDI) prevention efforts. Therefore, it is

A memory haunts Christina Fuhrman: the image of her toddler Pearl lying pale and listless in a hospital bed, tethered to an IV to keep her hydrated as she struggled against a superbug infection.

Empiric broad-spectrum antimicrobial therapy, including coverage of MRSA and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is generally recommended for healthcare-associated infections.

Sources of transmission and challenges that impact the management of community-onset C. difficile.  

Understanding the burden of C. difficile across the United States, panelists explore common risk factors associated with the condition and discuss the different ways it can manifest in patients.

Clostridioides difficile is one of the most frequent causes of nosocomial infections in humans leading to (antibiotic-associated) diarrhea and severe pseudomembranous colitis. With an increasing frequency, C. difficile infections (CDI) are also observed independently of hospitalization and the age o …