The pathogen Clostridioides difficile (C. diff)—a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections—must contend with a variety ...

Keith Kaye, MD, MPH, breaks down the institutional gaps, from antibiotic overuse to hand hygiene fatigue, that let ...

Susan Gottlieb recalls being wracked with unspeakable pain. Donna Gerek talks about the loneliness of a hospital isolation unit. And David Gould says he was considered a Typhoid Mary when fellow ...

The pathogen Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) - a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections - must contend with a ...

Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) is a stealthy threat. It infects more than 500,000 people in the United States each year, and kills up to 30,000. It is a leading cause of health-care-associated ...

The pathogen C. diff—the most common cause of health care-associated infectious diarrhea—can use a compound that kills the human gut's resident microbes to survive and grow, giving it a competitive ...

Hospitals and nursing homes have long battled the bacterium Clostridium difficile, which can dangerously inflame the colon and cause diarrhea. In 2011 alone, nearly half a million Americans suffered ...

In addition to being responsible for longer hospital stays and readmissions, Clostridium difficile is increases hospital costs by 40%, according to a new study conducted by Premier, Inc. Clostridium ...

Researchers at the University of Vermont say they are looking for seniors to help evaluate a possible vaccine against a serious bacterial infection.

The pathogen C. diff -- the most common cause of health care-associated infectious diarrhea -- can use a compound that kills the human gut's resident microbes to survive and grow, giving it a ...