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The antibiotic vancomycin, recommended as first-line treatment for infection caused by the deadly superbug C. difficile (C. diff), may not be living up to its promise, according to new research. The ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has been monitoring the clostridium difficile treatment market and it is poised to grow by $ 159.87 mn during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of about 5% during the ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global clostridium difficile treatment market size is expected to grow by USD 159.87 million as per Technavio. This marks a significant market growth compared to the 2019 ...

New treatment for C. diff could be available by end of year Researchers from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville have discovered a type of gut bacteria that could prove effective where other ...

Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that a commonly used drug made from secondary bile acids can affect the life cycle of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) in vitro and reduce ...

Charles Darkoh, Ph.D., a researcher at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health, was recently awarded a five-year, $1.9 million R01 grant by the ...

As Clostridium difficile creates a significant economic and morbidity burden for hospitals, researchers with Cleveland Clinic and the University of Texas School of Public Health in Houston sought to ...

HOUSTON - (March 13, 2017) - Frozen and freeze-dried products for Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) are nearly as effective as fresh product at treating patients with Clostridium difficile ...

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 ...

When I took antibiotics for a sinus infection, I began feeling weak and feverish, with diarrhea. I went to the ER and learned I had Clostridioides difficile, an infection in the large intestine. The ...

C. diff is a horrible disease that can cause significant morbidity. It can and often does recur and kills around 30,000 Americans every year. We have made progress in prevention and treatment, but ...