A novel vaccination approach developed by Vanderbilt Health researchers cleared the harmful gut bacterium Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) in an animal model of infection. An experimental vaccine ...

Novel C. diff vaccine shows long-term protection in animal studies, reducing illness, death, and infection recurrence, per Vanderbilt Health research.

An increase in Clostridium difficile infection incidence has been associated with poor outcomes among hospitalized children, including increased risk of death, according to a recent study published in ...

A fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) not only cured a case of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection in a 66 year old man; it eliminated populations of multi-drug resistant organisms both in the ...

After suffering repeated bouts of debilitating Clostridium difficile infections, many patients significantly change their behaviors, but some precautions may do little to prevent future infections, ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- We trust hospitals to help make us well. What we don't expect is to get sick in a hospital. But every year, about 648,000 hospital patients develop infections during their stay, and ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified the cellular mechanisms that cause immune cells to differentiate and ultimately lose function during viral infection, findings that could improve ...

Eat foods with probiotics like yogurt and kefir to help replenish good bacteria in your gut. A C. diff diet should include ...