Dear Doctor: Is uncommon C. diff causing this patient’s chronic diarrhea?

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 76-year-old male who is in relatively good health. For the past six months, I have been experiencing ...

Your Good Health: A case of C. diff has become difficult to treat

Clostridioides difficile is an uncommon but quite serious cause of diarrhea, and it is often associated with antibiotics.

Dr. Roach: A case of Clostridioides difficile has become difficult to treat

Dear Dr. Roach: Your recent column noted that a few people need to take antibiotics before dental procedures to prevent a prosthetic knee infection. My friend doesn't have a joint or heart problem, ...
Medical Xpress

Targeted anti-toxin therapeutic shows promise against C. difficile infections

In a major step toward a precision therapy for Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection, researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have uncovered how the body's bile acids bind to ...
Reuters

US seeks pathogen data in exchange for foreign health aid, document shows

LONDON/GENEVA, Nov 7 (Reuters) - The Trump administration wants countries that receive U.S. health aid to share data with Washington about pathogens that could spark epidemics as a condition of the ...
MedPage Today

For Recurrent C. Diff, Tapered/Pulsed Antibiotic Didn't Beat Standard Course

ATLANTA -- A tapered and pulsed course of vancomycin was not significantly better than a standard course of the drug for treating a first or second recurrence of Clostridioides difficile infection, a ...
MedPage Today

C. Diff Deaths More Likely Among Women, Whites, and Urbanites

ATLANTA -- Mortality rates from Clostridioides difficile-related infections have fallen steadily since 2016, but the condition continues to take an uneven lethal toll based on sex, demographics, and ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Hospitals lose millions managing recurrent C. diff, study suggests

Recurring Clostridioides difficile infections could be costing hospitals millions, an AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center study found. The study, published Sept. 29 in Cambridge Core, included 29 ...
Today's Dietitian magazine

Disarming a Hidden Killer: Predicting and Preventing C. diff Before It Strikes

Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) researchers are using personalized models to forecast gut colonization risk and test targeted probiotic therapies. Pathogen Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) ...
Becker's ASC

The therapies that could shape the future of C diff treatment

Fecal microbiota transplantation has become one of the most effective treatments for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections, but its long-term role in gastroenterology may hinge on moving ...
Morningstar

Disarming a Hidden Killer: Predicting – and Preventing – C. diff Before It Strikes

SEATTLE, Aug. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) is a stealthy threat. It infects more than 500,000 people in the United States each year, and kills up to 30,000. It is a ...