C. difficile
Colonization by C. diff Is Common, Not Always Benign
Approximately 4% of hospitalized patients who were colonized with toxigenic Clostridioides difficile progressed to ...
JUNE 19, 2025
OpenBiome No Longer Distributing FMT For Recurrent C. difficile Infections
OpenBiome has voluntarily suspended distribution of fecal transplantation preparations for the treatment of ...
DECEMBER 13, 2024
How Have FDA Approvals Changed the Landscape of Microbiome Therapeutics?
At DDW 2024, Jessica Allegretti, MD, MPH, described new treatments for recurrent C. difficile and how she ...
AUGUST 19, 2024
AGA Offers New Guidance on FMT Therapies To Prevent C. diff
Treatment with FMT is effective for preventing recurrent C. diff infection in adults with robust immune systems, ...
APRIL 20, 2024
FDA Approves First Orally Administered Fecal Microbiota Product to Prevent C. diff Recurrence
The FDA approved the first fecal microbiota product that is taken orally to prevent recurrent CDI in people who are ...
APRIL 28, 2023
Treatment of C. difficile Infection
Clostridioides difficile infection is difficult to diagnose, prevent, and treat. In addition, minimizing the risk ...
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Recently Hospitalized Patients Increase Risk for Household Transmission of CDI
Exposure to recently hospitalized family members significantly increased the risk for developing C. difficile ...
JUNE 2, 2022
C. difficile Common in Brazilian ICUs, but Not Linked to Diarrhea or Mortality
Brazilian researchers at two tertiary care hospitals found 17% of a group of 92 adult ICU patients were colonized ...
APRIL 19, 2022
Could Machine Learning Complement Rectal Swabbing for CDI?
A machine learning model can identify patients at high risk for developing hospital-acquired Clostridioides ...
DECEMBER 22, 2021
Antimicrobial Stewardship Can Increase Treatment Adherence, Decrease Rate of CDI
Enacting multiple antimicrobial stewardship program interventions improved adherence to facility-specific treatment ...
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Are Shoes a Vector for C. difficile Infections?
Strongly consider washing your hands next time you tie your shoelaces. According to an international study of ...
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Rehospitalization for CDI Common; Appropriate Patient Follow-up Often Lacking
Recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection is common, yet few clinicians follow up with these patients.
OCTOBER 14, 2021
