Prevention better than fecal transplants
Most people would think nothing of sharing a bed, knife or fork with their spouse, but would you ever share poo?
May 10, 2016
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Most people would think nothing of sharing a bed, knife or fork with their spouse, but would you ever share poo?
May 10, 2016
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An intervention at a Canadian acute care facility to screen and isolate asymptomatic Clostridium difficile carriers was associated with decreased incidence of health-care associated C. difficile infection, a finding that ...
Apr 25, 2016
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If you want to beat a fearsome enemy, you must first learn to think like them. If you do, you can predict their next move - and block it.
Mar 9, 2016
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Results from a Phase 1b/2 trial suggest that an investigational microbiome-based, oral therapeutic drug is effective for the treatment of recurrent C. difficile infection. In a paper published online in the Journal of Infectious ...
Feb 9, 2016
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Exposure to specific antibiotics is linked to the development of certain strains of antibiotic-resistant C. difficile, one of the fastest growing bacteria superbugs, according to a new study published by Stuart Johnson, MD, ...
Feb 4, 2016
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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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Stanford University School of Medicine scientists successfully defeated a dangerous intestinal pathogen, Clostridium difficile, with a drug targeting its toxins rather than its life.
Sep 23, 2015
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Clostridium difficile is a common cause of infection and diarrhea in hospitalized patients, but a new study by UC Davis pathologists suggests that many patients are mistakenly diagnosed and do not need antibiotic treatment. ...
Sep 8, 2015
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No single genetic strain of the widespread Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) bacteria appears to be any more harmful than other strains, according to new research published online today in Infection Control & Hospital ...
Aug 20, 2015
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Rates of infection with the deadly superbug Clostridium difficile were highest in the Northeast region of the country and in the spring season over the last 10 years, according to a study published in the May issue of the ...
Apr 28, 2015
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