Many clinical practice guidelines for preventing Clostridium difficile infections do not comply with the reporting standards outlined in the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II ...

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 ...

Fidaxomicin should be the antibiotic of choice when treating adults with Clostridioides difficile infection, according to new guidance from the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society ...

The Infectious Diseases Society of America and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America shared updated guidelines for diagnosing and treating Clostridium difficile infections Thursday. Here are ...

A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) describes the outcome of a new approach to testing for Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) guided by the principles of ...

Clostridium difficile treatment in the outpatient setting often deviates from guidelines, according to a Medscape report. A team of researchers found both under-treatment and overtreatment of C. diff ...

Other new treatment recommendations include: Vancomycin or fidaxomicin – Antibiotics vancomycin or fidaxomicin should be used for initial treatment of even mild C. diff., rather than metronidazole, ...

AAP issues C. diff guidelines Increasing incidence of Clostridium difficile in hospitalized children prompts American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement on screening and treatment. Due to high ...

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is the most common health care-associated infection in the United States, causing an estimated 12,800 deaths each year. The deadly and notoriously stubborn ...

Spores of Clostridioides difficile are unaffected by treatment with bleach in the high concentrations commonly used for cleaning in many hospitals, a study found. Researchers from the University of ...

The risk of getting a deadly, treatment-resistant infection in a hospital or nursing home is dropping for the first time in decades, thanks to new guidelines on antibiotic use and stricter cleaning ...