clostridium

About 500,000 people in the U.S. become infected with the potentially fatal diarrhea bug Clostridium difficile (C. diff.) each year.

Now a new study is shedding light on who is most at risk -- and why.

It may sound gross, but using fecal transplants can effectively treat stubborn intestinal infections caused by the bug Clostridium difficile (C. diff), a study shows.

(MedPage Today) -- Healthcare-related infections fell across many categories in 2010, but hospitalizations for Clostridium difficile infections were up slightly, government officials said.

CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- Hospitalized patients on proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) have an increased risk of diarrhea associated with Clostridium difficile (CDAD), Japanese researchers reported.

The way cells in the gut fight off toxins produced by the hospital bug Clostridium difficile has been discovered by US researchers.

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved fidaxomicin (Dificid) to treat diarrhea associated with Clostridium difficile infections -- the first new drug approved for the disease in 30 years.

(Imperial College London) Patients admitted to hospital with inflammatory bowel disease face a sixfold greater risk of death if they become infected with Clostridium difficile, a new study has found.

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may predispose patients to infection with Clostridium difficile, results of a meta-analysis suggested.

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Hospital patients were less likely to clear Clostridium difficile infections in 30 days when they had low vitamin D levels, a researcher said here.

A new study shows rates of infection from the bacterium Clostridium difficile (C. diff) are now surpassing those associated with MRSA infections in community hospitals.