A new antibiotic is not only more effective than our first-line treatments for Clostridium difficile infections, but it also significantly reduces the risk of reinfection, according to studies in ...

Mild Clostridium difficile infection (CDI; stool frequency <four-times daily; no signs of severe colitis), clearly induced by the use of antibiotics, may be treated by stopping the inducing ...

Antibiotic-resistant Staph infection is not the only emerging bacterial threat. Now a different bug — Clostridium difficile - is gaining strength. C. difficile causes mild or severe diarrhea and ...

Antibiotics may not be the only risk factor associated with community-acquired Clostridium difficile infection, indicating that other undefined causes of the potentially life-threatening infection ...

When Clostridium difficile was discovered in 1935 ... Anyone who might have been on an antibiotic was also excluded. This ensured the statistics focused solely on those who had no medical issues.

When looking for a potential cause of community-acquired Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), prescription of antibiotics for upper respiratory infections is number one. But there are other ...

Life-threatening infections caused by bacteria called Clostridium difficile now sicken ... Although the infections are often treatable with antibiotics, toxins released by the bacteria can ...

Learn the causes, symptoms, and treatment strategies for pseudomembranous colitis, a serious colon inflammation often triggered by antibiotics.

The most common cause of antibiotic‑associated diarrhoea is disruption of the usual gut flora; around 20−30% of cases are caused by Clostridium difficile infection. The Department of Health and Public ...

The bacteria Clostridium Difficile ... diff diarrhea is being treated with an ample spectrum antibiotic. It is estimated that a person in antibiotic therapy is seven to 10 times more likely ...

Although infection with Clostridium difficile accounts for only 10 to 20 percent of the cases of antibiotic-associated diarrhea, it accounts for the majority of cases of colitis associated with ...