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 state not affected because it has a different…

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 better cleaning and antibiotic prescribing policies, authorities say.…

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 environment, but the triggering factor might also provide…

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 more here.

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 United States. It costs the healthcare system up…