Taking opioids may make some patients more likely to develop a dangerous infection, new research suggests. The infection is ...

Study results suggest the greatest risk for Clostridioides difficile infection was observed with use of clindamycin while the lowest risk was observed with doxycycline and minocycline. Results of the ...

Opioid use may weaken immune systems, leaving patients more vulnerable to infection, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

A new study looked at Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in outpatient settings and found the bacteria may be underdiagnosed, according to a study out Jan. 11 in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

Two gastroenterologists spoke with Becker’s to discuss research challenges, advice for early-career physicians and more. Paul Feuerstadt, MD, is a practicing gastroenterologist at the ...

The hospital-acquired infection Clostridium difficile, which causes inflammation of the colon and can be deadly among elderly patients, may be spread outside the hospital setting via food, according ...

A person’s biology may play more of a role in how Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, spreads more so than healthcare facility preventive measures, a new study finds. This means that transmission of ...

After reporting non-statistically significant results in it a phase-II study, Cambridge, Mass.-based Seres Therapeutics is launching a revised phase-II study for its SER-109 Clostridium Difficile ...

SALT LAKE CITY – Over the past two decades there has been a sharp rise in the number and severity of infections caused by the bacteria Clostridium difficile often shortened to C. diff now the most ...

In a review of nearly 120,000 patients, 31% taking opioids developed C. diff, compared to 17% not taking them Opioids may weaken immunity and disrupt healthy gut bacteria, making infection more likely ...