Clostridium difficile infections elevate the risks for colectomy, mortality and postoperative complications after a colectomy for patients with ulcerative colitis, according to NEJM Journal Watch.

Approximately 10 percent of elderly patients are readmitted due to Clostridium difficile infections, according to preliminary data reported in MedPage Today. Researchers studied Medicare claims data ...

Affecting roughly half a million Americans each year, bacterial infections caused by Clostridioides difficile—commonly known ...

Two gastroenterologists spoke with Becker’s to discuss research challenges, advice for early-career physicians and more. Paul Feuerstadt, MD, is a practicing gastroenterologist at the ...

Twenty-six percent of patients with a recent Clostridium difficile infection received only unnecessary antimicrobials, according to a study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. Researchers ...

After suffering repeated bouts of debilitating Clostridium difficile infections, many patients significantly change their behaviors, but some precautions may do little to prevent future infections, ...

Everyone has a role to play in decreasing Clostridioides difficile infection rates on oncology units, recent research shows. Clostridioides difficile – commonly referred to as C. diff – is a serious ...

TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 11, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) –- While some patients diagnosed with Clostridioides difficile (C. diff., C. difficile, CDI) believe they have run into clinical trial roadblocks, due ...

Compared with azithromycin, doxycycline was associated with reduced Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) among hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), a retrospective cohort ...

Clostridium difficile bacteria, computer illustration. C. difficile is a normal inhabitant of the human intestine, but it can become a pathogen when antibiotics disrupt the normal intestinal flora and ...

Clostridiumdifficile infection (also known as C. diff or CDI) is one of the most common hospital-acquired infections and is a frequent cause of death among hospitalized older adults. Keystone ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 76-year-old male who is in relatively good health. For the past six months, I have been experiencing diarrhea on and off. I initially spoke to my general physician, and he ...