Clostridium difficile Archives

Clostridium difficile

751 U.S. hospitals penalized for high infection rates

January 19, 2018

Hospitals in every state were penalized with cuts in Medicare payments for having too many infections. (Maryland is the only…

C. diff rates in healthcare settings drop for first time in a decade

July 5, 2017

Clostridium difficile rates are dropping for the first time in a decade in healthcare settings, and it’s likely due to…

Calcium could be the answer to C. difficile infection

August 9, 2017

Scientists have found that a dangerous bacterium capable of causing serious gut infections is triggered by excess calcium in its…

Fidaxomicin reduces C. diff recurrence

February 11, 2011

Compared to vancomycin, patients treated with fidaxomicin for Clostridium difficile infection were significantly less likely to have a recurrence. Read…

The catastrophic threat of Clostridium difficile

March 25, 2017

Clostridium difficile (C. diff) is becoming a common microorganism in the healthcare systems and poses a catastrophic threat to the…

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