Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), after their deadly fumbling on Ebola and measles, new data show the agency vastly underestimated ...

The superbug Clostridium difficile has been linked to the deaths of 29,000 Americans a year, according to a new report. The study found there were nearly twice as many deaths associated with the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dropped a bombshell Wednesday, releasing a study that said 29,000 deaths were associated with the gut-dwelling super bug Clostridium difficile. The new ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention make the following 12 recommendations to prevent Clostridium difficile infections (CDI). 1. Contact Precautions for duration of diarrhea. 2. Comply with ...

Clostridium difficile caused nearly half a million infections in U.S. patients in 2011, and about 29,000 patients died within 30 days of the C. diff diagnosis, according to the Centers for Disease ...

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Four types of common healthcare-associated infections are in decline, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2010 report. However, the agency said that clostridium difficile ...

A former public health researcher for the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) was recently found to have “engaged in research misconduct” after apparently faking data on the incidence of Colostridium ...

The C Diff Foundation announces the release of a nutritional guide, "Nutrition; Managing Meals through a C. difficile Infection" (ISBN: 978-1973304241) authored by Nancy C. Caralla, C Diff ...

More than 450,000 Americans get infected with the deadly bug Clostridium difficile each year, according to a new report. And almost all cases are caused by the overuse of antibiotics. “C. difficile ...

The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention dropped a bombshell on Wednesday, releasing a study that said 29,000 deaths were associated with the gut-dwelling super bug Clostridium difficile. The new ...