Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study found a 45% reduction in C. diff infections among high-risk patients when the antibiotic doxycycline was used instead ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images When I took antibiotics for a sinus infection, I began feeling weak and feverish, with diarrhea. I went to the ER and ...

Using a diverse human gut community, researchers investigated how gut microbiota interspecies interactions affected the response of Clostridioides difficile to vancomycin and metronidazole. “A ...

More than 60% of patients receive antibiotics for acute upper respiratory infections, and many of these cases lead to adverse health events such as Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection, according ...

Clostridium difficile bacteria, computer illustration. C. difficile is a normal inhabitant of the human intestine, but it can become a pathogen when antibiotics disrupt the normal intestinal flora and ...

The dramatic rise in C. diff infection rates in the past decade is likely related to the emergence of a more virulent and more antibiotic-resistant strain of the bacteria than others, according to the ...

Researchers searched PubMed, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Web of Science for studies that analyzed antibiotic stewardship program ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, April 9, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Prompt treatment with a fecal transplant can ...

Recurrent C. diff infection is when you contract a C. diff infection 2 to 8 weeks after completing treatment for a previous one. C. diff relapse is a recurrence of the same strain, while reinfection ...

Antibiotics prescribed by dentists may contribute to the growing problem of Clostridium difficile (C. diff), a serious and potentially deadly infection that causes severe diarrhea, suggests research ...

When I took antibiotics for a sinus infection, I began feeling weak and feverish, with diarrhea. I went to the ER and learned I had Clostridioides difficile, an infection in the large intestine. The ...

A new study on Clostridioides difficile infections finds that choosing an alternative antibiotic for high-risk patients with pneumonia can reduce infection risk. C. diff infections can be deadly, and ...