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Disinfectant product DiffX is set to transform standards of hospital hygiene
MTP Innovations Ltd are transforming standards of hospital hygiene with the launch of their unique disinfectant DiffX™.
Jun 2, 2014
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News tagged with clostridium
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Synthetic stool a prospective treatment for C. difficile
A synthetic mixture of intestinal bacteria could one day replace stool transplants as a treatment for Clostridium difficile (C. difficile). C. difficile is a toxin-producing bacteria that can overpopulate the colon when antibiotics ...
Apr 30, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Responding to 'C. diff'—concerted action needed to control health care-related infection
Appropriate use of antibiotics is a critical step toward controlling the ongoing epidemic of health care-related Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), according to a special article in the November issue of Infectious Diseases ...
Nov 16, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Outpatient antibiotics raise risk for acquiring C. difficile infection in the community
Outpatient antibiotic use is a primary risk factor for acquiring Clostridium difficile infection in the community, reinforcing the need for appropriate prescribing in this setting, a new study published in Open Forum Infectious ...
Oct 26, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bug vs. bug: Benign C. difficile strains keep fatal strains at bay
In a recent study, two different strains of non-toxigenic Clostridium difficile provided protection against both historic and epidemic C. difficile strains. The research was conducted by researchers at Hines VA Hospital and ...
Oct 2, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fecal microbiota transplant cost-effective for preventing CDI
(HealthDay)—Use of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is cost-effective for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), according to a study published in the December issue of the Journal of Gastroenterology and ...
Dec 12, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers develop cocktail of bacteria that eradicates Clostridium difficile infection
In a new study out today, researchers used mice to identify a combination six naturally occurring bacteria that eradicate a highly contagious form of Clostridium difficile, an infectious bacterium associated with many hospital ...
Oct 26, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
When bacteria fight back
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a report about the growth of drug-resistant bacteria in this country, saying that each year more than 23,000 people die and 2 million are sickened by infections ...
Sep 23, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study shows oral spores of harmless C. difficile prevent repeat infection
In what is a major step towards the prevention of recurring bouts of Clostridium difficile (Cdiff) infection, an international team led by Dale Gerding, MD, Hines Veterans Administration (VA) research physician and professor ...
May 5, 2015
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Rhode Island Hospital reduces incidence of hospital-associated C. difficile by 70 percent
Rhode Island Hospital has reduced the incidence of hospital-associated Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infections by 70 percent and reduced annual associated mortality in patients with hospital-associated C. difficile ...
Jun 20, 2013
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