C Difficile

CDI is uncommon in patients with TB, but it results in a significantly increased mortality rate. Patients being treated for TB should be carefully monitored for the development of CDI. Further clinical research is warranted to identify effective interventions for preventing and controlling CDI durin …

A review of the diagnostic and therapeutic management algorithm of the pathogen Clostridioides difficile for daily practice is presented. Its diagnosis, in any unformed stool sample sent to the laboratory, is based on a two-step algorithm, with demonstration of the pathogen by means of its enzyme gl …

In this study, cancer patients with a good CRP response during antibiotic therapy presented lower mortality and a higher proportion of satisfactory therapeutic responses. CRP can be a useful tool when combined with other clinical information in optimizing the duration of antimicrobial treatment in a …

The gut microbiota is one of the most critical factors in human health. It involves numerous physiological processes impacting host health, mainly via immune system modulation. A balanced microbiome contributes to the gut's barrier function, preventing the invasion of pathogens and maintaining the i …

Déjà vu: Unanswered Questions about Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection

FMT therapy vs. placebo did not reduce CDI recurrence or death at 56 days. There were no meaningful differences in adverse events between treatment groups.

This paper explores the intricate relationship between depression, gut dysbiosis, and Clostridioides difficile infections, collectively termed "The 3 Ds". Depression is a widespread mental disorder increasing in prevalence. It is recognized for its societal burden and complex pathophysiology, encomp …

Nature Communications - The oral antibiotic adsorbent DAV132 can reduce fecal concentrations of antibiotics while preserving their pharmacokinetic properties. Here, in a randomized trial in healthy...

Prophylactic antibiotic therapy was an effective and safe treatment for advanced ALD. To mitigate the risk of MDR bacterial infections, a strategy of selective intestinal decontamination could be advisable. Future investigations should prioritize varied ALD patient populations with extended follow-u …

We evaluated the analytical performance of three commercial molecular assays for rapid detection of Clostridioides difficile toxin B in stool samples. The results were compared with results from the BD MAX™ Cdiff assay. We analyzed forty negative and thirty-two positive stool samples with three rapi …

Clostridioides difficile is an intestinal pathogen of humans and animals. In community-associated infections, the environment is suggested to play a significant role in overall transmission routes. Although the prevalence of C. difficile in freshwater and soil has been widely studied, …

Sean Brown’s 2024 Disease Prevention Summit presentation emphasized leveraging technology, prioritizing high-risk patients, and environmental surveillance to enhance infection prevention and control strategies.

An experimental vaccine failed to prevent Clostridioides difficile infection in a phase 3 trial but successfully reduced the duration of symptoms, infections requiring medical attention and antibiotic treatments, researchers reported.

The following is a summary of “Interventional antibiotic treatment replacing antibiotic prophylaxis during allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is safe and leads to a reduction of antibiotic administration,” published in the September 2024 issue of Hematology by Toenges et al. Patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) suffer a higher risk of infection-related death,

The benefits, challenges, and prospects of wastewater data in enhancing public health strategies against AMR.

C diff remains a major healthcare burden globally, with over 225,000 hospitalizations in the US alone. Over half of these cases had recent antibiotic exposure, underlining the significant relationship between antibiotic use and the risk of the healthcare-associated infection.

Cefotaxime and ceftriaxone are two prominent third-generation cephalosporin antibiotics, which are a class of antimicrobial agents with overlapping antibacterial spectra and therapeutic indicati...

YabG is a sporulation-specific protease that is conserved among sporulating bacteria. Clostridioides difficile YabG processes the cortex destined proteins preproSleC into proSleC and CspBA to CspB and CspA. YabG also affects synthesis of spore coat/exosporium proteins CotA and CdeM. In prior work th …

Crestone’s novel therapy, CRS3123, demonstrated 97% clinical cure rate in small phase 2 study.

For the first time in the organization's history, all of the honourees are women. Each honouree is dedicated to creating positive change in the fight against ‘C. diff’.

Crestone Pharmaceuticals recently shared topline results from a phase 2 trial of its investigational drug treatment for Clostridioides difficile infection.

Scientific Reports - Alpha-1 antitrypsin inhibits Clostridium botulinum C2 toxin, Corynebacterium diphtheriae diphtheria toxin and B. anthracis fusion toxin

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Scientific Reports - Symptom burden, coagulopathy and heart disease after acute SARS-CoV-2 infection in primary practice

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Clostridioides difficile is a bacterium that causes life-threatening intestinal infections. Infection symptoms are mediated by a toxin secreted by the bacterium. Toxin pathogenesis is modulated by the intracellular molecule, inositol-hexakisphosphate (IP6). IP6 binds to a cysteine protease do …

The small-molecule protein synthesis inhibitor CRS3121 met its primary endpoints, with high rates of clinical cure at day 12 and low rates of CDI recurrence.