SAN DIEGO -- Administering fecal microbiota via colonoscopy instead of rectally prevented recurrence of Clostridium difficile ...

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The bacterium Clostridium difficile — otherwise known as C. diff — spreads within intensive care units more than three times as much as previously thought, according to a study published on ...

Recent research has uncovered that the transmission rate of Clostridium difficile infection, commonly referred to as C. diff, within intensive care units (ICUs) is significantly higher than previously ...

C. difficile (C. diff) is one of the most common and contagious hospital-acquired infections. Research has found that C. diff spreads more than three times more than previously thought.

To track infections throughout the health care setting, the researchers sampled for C. diff from nearly 200 patients across two intensive care units (ICUs), as well as collecting thousands of ...

Nestle and Seres have been working together on the microbiome project since 2016, focusing on C. diff – a bacterium that causes diarrhoea and inflammation in the colon and is a major cause of ...

C diff brings on diarrhea and colitis, an inflammation of the colon, and is responsible for nearly 500,000 infections annually in the United States. The stubborn superbug known as C diff ...

Merck & Co is working a major US hospital provider on a new software system that could help tackle the threat from healthcare-associated C. diff infections. The pharma company’s deal with ...

The future of treatment for persistent C. difficile infections may come in pill form. ... Current Conditions Mainly Clear 3.0°C Home News Local News BC News Canada Business Corrections Top News ...