T he antibiotic vancomycin, recommended as first-line treatment for infection caused by the deadly superbug C. difficile (C.

EP: 12.Common Comorbidities Associated With Recurrent C Difficile Infections ...

Patients suffering from a recurrent infection with the C difficile bacteria have benefited from a microbiome treatment from Rebiotix. The results from the open label phase 2 trial confirm that ...

How does recurrent C difficile infection impact health care resources utilization and other medical costs? What are the ways in which recurrent C difficile infection can adversely impact a patient ...

There are currently no C. difficile vaccines available, and the main treatment for the infection is a lengthy course of ...

Ferring Highlights Commitment to C. Diff Infection Community on the Second Anniversary of the Launch of REBYOTA® (fecal ...

Q. My son picked up an infection in the hospital recently. It sounded like the doctors were calling it “see-dift.” It gave him terrible diarrhea. Do you know what this is? A. The doctors were ...

Once C-diff is in the ascendancy it can be very hard to shift – the traditional treatment is antibiotics but a significant number of patients do not respond and are left with relentless and ...

Therefore, a two-step diagnostic algorithm with a rapid highly sensitive screening method to identify positive samples, to be confirmed by gold standard, should be strongly recommended. Some ...

The use of fecal microbiota, live-jslm (RBL; REBYOTA®) in the prevention of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection ...