Clostridium difficile has been a familiar nosocomial ... This strain has a unique toxin profile thought to represent increased virulence and also has more extensive quinolone resistance than ...

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI ... with positive samples then confirmed using a toxin(s) test, to distinguish toxinogenic from nontoxinogenic CDI. Although metronidazole and vancomycin ...

Considering taking supplements to treat clostridium difficile infection? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of clostridium difficile infection.

Bezlotoxumab, an IgG1 monoclonal antibody targeting C. difficile toxin B, is recommended for high-risk patients to prevent further recurrences. While the addition of bezlotoxumab has shown benefit ...

Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) signaling protects the intestinal mucosa from injury induced by Clostridium difficile toxins, according to the results of a study published in Gastroenterology.

A group of gut bacteria successfully hindered recurrent Clostridium difficile infection in mice, offering alternative therapeutic strategies to antibiotics and fecal transplant. To investigate whether ...

Li S, Shi L, Yang Z, Zhang Y, Perez-Cordon G, Huang T, Ramsey J, Oezguen N, Savidge TC, Feng H. Critical roles of Clostridium difficile toxin B enzymatic activities in pathogenesis. Infect Immun. 2015 ...

Uruguay's main university hospital, suffering from an outbreak of the highly contagious bacteria “Clostridium Difficile” has been recommended “to suspend new entries to the sections involved ...

Our Clostridium botulinum research funded by several competitive grants from European and national sources and forms two major research lines: Fundamental research questions focus on environmental, ...

A new UConn study reveals that tagatose, a plant-based sugar alternative, shows promise in mitigating Clostridioides ...