Early data on new C. diff agent looks promising, report says … Obesity, neurodegenerative disorders linked … National Allied Health Week tools … Shorter telomeres associated with higher dementia...
Study: Doxycycline can reduce recurrent C. diff infections in people with pneumonia
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 02, 2023
People with pneumonia who have experienced Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections may be able to reduce recurrences if they take doxycycline instead of the standard treatment. The study comes as...
Study: C. difficile transmission may hinge on individuals, not infection control tools
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Kristen Fischer
Sep 19, 2023
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...
Combo of probiotics, antibiotics is safe for C. difficile in nursing home residents, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Sep 13, 2023
A recent study found that using probiotics and antibiotics for Clostridioides difficile is safe and effective. The study was published in JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance on Sept. 6.
Clinical briefs for Wed., Sept. 13
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Kristen Fischer
Sep 13, 2023
Racial disparities emerge in people with frontotemporal dementia … Docs find success with new treatments for persistent C. difficile … Inverse vaccine looks good so far to reverse MS, type 1 diabetes...
FDA approves pill to treat deadly C. difficile infections
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 28, 2023
The first-of-its-kind fecal microbiota pill treats recurrent infections caused by Clostridium difficile, an antibiotic-resistant bacterium that’s a danger to nursing home residents.
Also in the News for Thursday, Feb. 9
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 09, 2023
A 42-year-old county nursing home seeks first-ever tax increase … Drug for recurrent C. difficile linked to improved quality of life … More than 600 US doctors died earlier than expected early...
C. difficile prevalence fell during pandemic, but treatment costs higher, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 31, 2022
Unprecedented pandemic infection control measures may have helped reduce Clostridioides difficile infections in the United States, researchers report.
Clinical briefs for Monday, March 21
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 21, 2022
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...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Dec. 14
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Amy Novotney
Dec 14, 2021
COVID-19 has killed 1 in 100 older adults in the U.S. … Blood pressure levels among U.S. adults has increased amid pandemic: study … Changes in immune system agent may be key to treating recurrent...