Tips on Managing Diverticular Disease

Many gastroenterologists see patients with diverticular disease every day, and treatment guidelines include ...

APRIL 16, 2025

Controversy Continues on Open-Label FMT for Resistant C. diff

The FDA held another meeting to discuss the safety of making FMT available to patients before an approved product ...

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Pharmacologic Therapy To Manage CDI

A number of pharmacologic therapies are available or in clinical development to treat Clostridioides difficile ...

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Antibiotics and PPIs Linked to Increased C. diff Risk in Children

Prior antibiotic exposure and use of proton pump inhibitors may increase the risk of C. diff among hospitalized ...

APRIL 3, 2019

New C. diff Rapid Diagnostic Test Registered With FDA

Matching the sensitivity and specificity of CNNA means that the new C. diff test has the potential to reduce the ...

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Clostridium difficile: Management Today and Tomorrow

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) therapies to date have focused on treating the infection and, more recently, ...

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Antisense Antimicrobials Make Sense for CDI

Researchers have developed three new antibiotics that use antisense therapy to kill Clostridium ...

JULY 5, 2018

C. difficile Management Strategy Pays Off

In early 2016, the University of Wisconsin (UW) Health, in Madison, had the unenviable distinction of being in the ...

APRIL 25, 2018

New C. difficile Guidelines Recommend New Treatment, Testing Protocols

CDI affects nearly 500,000 Americans every year, resulting in 15,000 to 30,000 deaths and costing more than $4.8 ...

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Clostridium difficile Infection Management Today and Tomorrow

Prevention protocols for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) have focused on treating the infection and, more ...

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Opioids Associated With Fiercer C. diff Infections

Opioid use can result in a prolonged and more severe course of Clostridium difficile infection, a new study shows.

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Spread of C. difficile Infection Linked to Food Distribution

Food animals, particularly pigs, may be spreading C. difficile.

APRIL 28, 2017