C. difficle Archives

C. difficle

Catching on to C. difficle

July 11, 2010

Typically caused by antibiotic therapy, Clostridium difficile is now common in hospitals. Learn how to help stop the spread of this potentially fatal infection.

Despite efforts C. difficile remains significant problem in hospitals

March 11, 2013

According to “2013 Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) Pace of Progress Survey: Results of an online poll of infection preventionists,” 70% of respondents have adopted additional interventions to address…

Fecal microbiota transplantation: Breaking the chain of recurrent C. difficile infection

June 11, 2013

The author describes an innovative technique that is helping patients with C. difficile infection, including patient selection; care before, during, and after the procedure; and patient education.

Study: Fecal microbiota transplant effective in immunocompromised patients

July 28, 2014

Fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection in immunocompromised patients is safe and effective, according to a study in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.…

Study: Low-dose vancomycin as effective as high dose against C. diff

September 11, 2013

A study presented at the 2013 53rd Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy meeting has found that low dose oral vancomycin showed similar effectiveness compared to…