New Mexico has the highest rate of Clostridium difficile infections for the second year, while Nevada has the lowest, federal data shows. The measures, developed by the CDC and collected through ...

Pfizer's vaccine for Clostridium difficile (C. US biotech Vedanta Biosciences has been awarded up to $76.9 million to develop VE303 for high-risk Clostridioides difficile (C. diff.) infection by ...

CDI = Clostridium difficile infection, UTI = Urinary tract infection, n = total sample size, N = weighted average annual population estimate, CI = confidence interval ...

The bacterium Clostridioides difficile is one of the most common infections picked up in hospitals, and, even once it’s cleared from the body, patients have a 1 in 6 chance of catching it again ...

The superbug Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, can cause dangerous gut infections. There are limited options for treating it, and patients often experience reinfection, which can be deadly.

She led CDC activities to detect and prevent infections in healthcare settings, like C. diff, and promote healthcare safety in the United States and worldwide. Before her tenure at the CDC ...

The Royal Liverpool Hospital has missed its targets on C.diff infections for eight consecutive months Sub-standard cleaning in hospitals may be linked to rising cases of the bacterial infection C.

difficile in patients, health bosses have said. The Royal Liverpool Hospital has a set target of less than four C.diff infections per month - but recorded 16 in July alone. The hospital also ...