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 ...
Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is a leading cause of illness and death, especially for frail and hospitalized Americans. Now, a new study suggests that the leading antibiotic used to fight it ...
A nephrology unit at Detroit-based Henry Ford Hospital has lowered Clostridioides difficile infections by 90% since 2023. Leaders at the hospital credit the progress to the Comprehensive Unit-based ...