A recent study on Clostridioides difficile superbug has revealed that antibiotic-resistant bugs can transmit from pigs to humans. The study was presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases.

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Fred Gaschen is showing us results from a study from a residency project regarding the effect of #FMT faecal microbiota transplantation 💩💩💩 in healthy #cats 🐈 given #antibiotics. (after giving an introduction in Italian?) 🤷🏼‍♀️😁 Multo bene! pic.twitter.com/YeWfjeUw2b— European Society of Comparative Gastroenterology (@ESCG_ecvim) May 15, 2022

#EuroGut22 is taking off with Melanie Werner giving us an update on #Cdiff in #dogs and a possible #association with dysbiosis index #DI. #GITwitter #gastroenterology #veterinary #science #microbiology #microbiome pic.twitter.com/tFpqGf4236— European Society of Comparative Gastroenterology (@ESCG_ecvim) May 14, 2022

Contrary to national reports, rates of healthcare facility-onset Clostridioides difficile infection across an 11-hospital system rose after the spring of 2020, when New York City was the epicenter for the COVID-19 pandemic. Antibiotic pressure from an escalation in cephalosporin usage correlated wit …

HCW' shoe soles were positive in 17.8% with C. difficile strains linked epidemiologically and confirmed by WGS to infected patients suggesting potential transmission by HCWs' shoe soles. This pilot study provides sufficient evidence to further evaluate this potential mode of healthcare-associated tr …

While previous research on zoonotic transmission of community-acquired Clostridioides difficile infection (CA-CDI) focused on food-producing animals, the present study aimed to investigate whether dogs are carriers of resistant and/or virulent C. difficile strains. Rectal swabs were collected from 3 …

Hospitalwide initiatives to combat hospital-acquired infections often | The physical constraints of the emergency department make it ripe for the spread of infections because they put patients near one another, a factor made worse when waiting rooms are crowded. Yet, the ED is often left behind in efforts to prevent hospital-acquired infections, writes Leslie A. Mandel, Ph.D., professor of health administration and public health in the School of Health Sciences at Regis College.

#hospitals #medicine #Health #CDiff - transferred by hands; increases patient stays by 2.7 days avg., increases mortality by 10% and costs $15,000 per patient. C Diff kills ~20,000 Americans per year. Be healthy to help avoid being hospitalized. THREAD 1/ https://t.co/H0mXG9TGg1— USAS - History, Travel, Tech, Equality (@USAS_WW1) May 10, 2022

Better Surveillance For Serious HAIs - Infectious Disease Special Edition https://t.co/xTPrvaMfS9 #cdi #cdiff— Dave Roberts (@CDifficile1) May 10, 2022

If we did not identify any criteria on admission that could be predictive of recurrences, this could be explained the retrospective nature of the study. A higher comorbidity index is a key driver for severe CDI and mortality. Reporting of CDI is not mandatory in Switzerland; structuration of CDI rep …

Covid-19 infection control measures in hospitals have not slowed the spread of superbugs – and new cases of bacterial infection, which can potentially kill, are continuing to emerge.

Recently hospitalized individuals may be potential asymptomatic C diff carriers. What is the risk for transmitting this infection to other household members?

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A study found that patients in a bed previously used by someone with C. difficile (C. diff) are at risk of contracting the disease as well.

A study investigating samples of the superbug Clostridioides difficile across 14 pig farms in Denmark finds the sharing of multiple antibiotic-resistance genes between pigs and human patients, providing ...

The aims of this study were to isolate and identify Clostridioides difficile from cattle feces and carcasses, and slaughterhouse samples, and to determine the molecular characteristics and antibacterial susceptibility of the recovered isolates. A total of 220 samples, including 100 cattle fecal samp …

TORONTO, April 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The potential for another major animal to human zoonotic disease outbreak is very real according to the findings…

The recent increase in community-acquired Clostridioides difficile infections discloses the shift in this bacterium epidemiology. This study aimed at establishing a transmission network involving One Health components, as well as assessing the zoonotic potential and genomic features of domina …

While there are numerous studies regarding Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in adults, literature on the pediatric population is scarce. Therefore, we performed a 5-year retrospective study between January 2014 and December 2018 in two referral centers in Rome, Italy. There were 359 p …

Editorial: The Deadly Secrets of C. Difficile-Insights Into Host-Pathogen Interaction, Volume II

STEWARDSHIP / RESISTANCE SCAN: Antibiotic resistance rise during COVID; C difficile in pigs; South African center for antibiotic discoveryhttps://t.co/HGAITQgG2i#AMR #AntibioticStewardship #Cdiff— CIDRAP (@CIDRAP) April 25, 2022

Clostridioides difficile (formerly Clostridium difficile) infection is a substantial health and economic burden worldwide. Great strides have been made over the past several years in characterizing the physiology of C. difficile infection, particularly regarding how gut microorganisms and their host …