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C. Difficile
C. diff infections reach historically high rates, report finds
McKnight's Staff
March 07, 2012
While infection control strategies have helped reduce healthcare facility-acquired infections in recent years, Clostridium difficile infections have reached unacceptably high rates, a new report finds.
FDA approves infection-fighting drug
May 31, 2011
Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that the Food and Drug Administration has approved its antibiotic Dificid for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection. Dificid is the first drug to be cleared to treat the disease in nearly 30 years.
New C. diff surgery could save lives
April 25, 2011
A new procedure for patients with severe Clostridium difficile colitis may allow them to have a higher chance of survival and preserve their colon.
New C. difficile drug is one step closer to approval
April 07, 2011
A new antibiotic designed to treat the diarrhea that accompanies Clostridium difficile won unanimous support from a government medical panel convened by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
CMS updates C. difficile infection control guidance
December 16, 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently modified its infection control guidance concerning C. difficile. The update corrects certain information from a Nov. 30 update.
C. difficile infecting more elderly outside of nursing homes, research finds
November 09, 2009
C. difficile, a bacteria common in nursing homes and hospitals, has been afflicting more and more people outside of healthcare settings—especially the elderly, according to new research.
Misconceptions make diagnosing C. Difficile more difficult, researchers say
August 05, 2009
Both the rate and severity of C. Difficile infection have risen in recent years as accurate diagnoses have become harder to make, according to a new study.
Research: antibiotic treatment increases risk of C. difficile spread
July 21, 2009
Treating C. difficile with antibiotics could actually increase a person's risk of transmitting the bacteria, even weeks after physical symptoms have disappeared, according to recently published research.
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