Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection (CDI) is a significant healthcare-associated infection, known for its high morbidity and mortality rates, especially in vulnerable populations. CDI ...

Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile or C. diff) is a type of bacteria that causes a range of gastrointestinal symptoms, from mild diarrhoea to life-threatening colitis. It affects the colon, which ...

Vedanta Biosciences has “significantly reduced” its headcount to channel its remaining resources to its lead live bacteria ...

The role of food in Clostridioides difficile transmission chains still needs to be clarified, according to a study. Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a notable cause of infectious diarrhea ...

Hospital ward cleaning with potassium peroxymonosulphate-based environmental disinfectant and a decrease in days of therapy with carbapenems were associated with a reduction in the rate of ...

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 ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recursion (NASDAQ: RXRX), a leading clinical stage TechBio company decoding biology to industrialize drug discovery, today announced it has completed ...

An infection with Clostridioides difficile (or C. diff in the trade) that occurs 72 hours after admission to the hospital is considered hospital-acquired. Medicare penalizes hospitals financially if ...

Dangerous bacteria that pose a particular threat to the elderly and very sick hospital patients have been shown to survive on disposable hospital gowns and stainless steel surfaces — even after ...

In a recent study published in Microbiology, researchers demonstrate that Clostridioides difficile spores exposed to sodium hypochlorite solutions at clinically relevant concentrations remained viable ...

Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) announced data from the CLOVER Phase 3 trial evaluating Clostridioides difficile vaccine candidate to prevent C. difficile infection (CDI). Initial analyses of two secondary ...