Nursing home on the hook for C. diff infection death, court rules
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 25, 2019
A Massachusetts nursing home must face a medical malpractice suit for allegedly failing to diagnose one of its resident’s bacterial infections leading to his death, an appeals court ruled recently.
New guidelines add fecal transplant to C. diff treatment recommendations
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 16, 2018
Fecal transplants should be considered for patients with recurrent cases of Clostridium difficile whose symptoms cannot be addressed by antibiotics, the Infectious Diseases Society of America said in new...
Scientists link modern food additive to explosion of C. diff
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 05, 2018
Long-term care providers might want to be on the lookout for a specific sugar added to hundreds of foods — especially during C. diff outbreaks.
EPA orders recall of C. diff pesticide
Sep 22, 2015
The Environmental Protection Agency believes a pair of sBioMedLLC products are “misbranded pesticides” and ineffective against Clostridium difficile, as the product labels now tout.
June 4 webcast focuses on stopping the spread of C. difficile
May 26, 2015
Healthcare associated infections are major causes of transfers from long-term care facilities to acute care hospitals and readmission within 30 days after discharge, yet many of them are preventable.
Large study casts doubt on probiotic therapy for C. diff
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 12, 2013
Probiotics are not effective in preventing diarrhea associated with Clostridium difficile infection, according to a large study that calls into question previous findings. The findings of the U.K. study...
Clorox recently unveiled free norovirus and C. difficile prevention toolkits. Both are intended to help long-term care facilities mitigate the risk of pathogen transmission and healthcare-associated infections.
C. diff and related deaths far more prevalent than government data suggests: report
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 16, 2012
Clostridium difficile transmission and mortality rates are far higher in nursing homes and other healthcare settings than the most recent government statistics suggest, an investigation has found.
C. diff infections reach historically high rates, report finds
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 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...