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

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

Since its discovery, the highly contagious bacterium Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile or C. diff) has been reported not ...

A study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases found that metabolic syndrome is associated with a 90% higher risk of ...

Eat foods with probiotics like yogurt and kefir to help replenish good bacteria in your gut. A C. diff diet should include ...

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

A rise in life-threatening gut infections has prompted fresh warnings about the dangers of antibiotic overuse. Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) is a serious bacterial infection that can cause severe ...

A new study from the University of Birmingham has shown that fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) are highly successful in treating patients with Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection. A new ...

This year in review of 2025 milestones in Clostridioides difficile infection features coverage of research on infection patterns presented at the American Society for Microbiology Microbe 2025 meeting ...

Pre-specified secondary endpoint showed 0-11 vaccine to placebo case split for medically attended C. difficile infection (CDI), corresponding to 100% vaccine efficacy Median CDI duration was 1 versus ...

Mice fed a high-fat, high-protein diet were more likely to develop and die from antibiotic-driven Clostridioides difficile infections than mice fed a standard diet. In the same study, a ...