C. Diff

A person’s biology may play more of a role in how Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, spreads more so than healthcare facility preventive measures, a new study finds. This means that transmission of...

Allowing bedside nurses the autonomy to order testing for clostridium difficile results in faster turnaround times, which can help reduce the risk of the deadly bacteria’s transmission, researchers report.

“We’re talking about hundreds of thousands of adverse events severe enough that these patients needed additional care from a doctor,” an investigator said.

Aerosolized hydrogen peroxide slashes C. diff rates in acute-care settings … Memory deficits afflict about 70% of patients with long COVID, investigators say … Even with statins, high triglycerides...

Maybe I just need to stop reading McKnight’s. That’s the bottom line. Because every time I flip through its pages, whether virtually or in print, I seem to discover researchers have found another horrible...

Community exposure to the superbug Clostridiodes difficile may be more common than previously thought, with a surprising amount of spores carried on the soles of shoes, researchers say.

Fidaxomicin should be the antibiotic of choice when treating adults with Clostridioides difficile infection, according to new guidance from U.S. infectious disease experts. And monoclonal antibodies can...

Visitor contact precautions made little difference in protecting against Clostridium difficile in the elderly when compared with small changes in normal daily hygiene, new research has found.

Pfizer COVID vaccine rollout could begin Dec. 11, federal official says … C. diff rates fell in hospital inpatients but remained steady in outpatients during pandemic surge … New Eli Lilly COVID treatment...

LeadingAge survey finds 37% of members with rapid COVID tests from feds are not using them … New sporicidal cleaner for C. diff employs electrostatic spray for healthcare settings … LTC task force...