Chief nursing officer Martina Morris is set to present the plan to leaders at a meeting in Shrewsbury on Thursday ...

New research shows an antibiotic‑resistance gene enables Clostridioides difficile to produce more resilient spores that ...

The bacterium can produce spores, tough, dormant forms of some bacteria that can survive outside the body and resist ...

Researchers found that the antibiotic resistance gene produces a protein that replaces a key spore-building protein, allowing the bacteria to produce tougher spores that can survive hospital-grade ...

Antibiotic resistance is supercharging dangerous gut bacteria to withstand even hospital-grade disinfectants intended to kill ...

Antibiotic resistance is supercharging dangerous gut bacteria to withstand even hospital-grade disinfectants intended to kill ...

For as long as she can remember, Minnie Hatch has experienced tons of infections, including those of the urinary tract, sinuses, skin, and ears. Doctors frequently treated her with antibiotics. When ...

RATES of a potentially fatal stomach bug have surged by more than a third in hospitals in England since 2020, shock figures suggest. Clostridioides difficile – known as C. diff – is the leading cause ...

Keith Kaye, MD, MPH, breaks down the institutional gaps, from antibiotic overuse to hand hygiene fatigue, that let Clostridioides difficile persist. "You get into things like asymptomatic bacteriuria ...

The pathogen Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) - a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections - must contend with a variety of threats inside the harsh environment of the gut to survive and grow.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - University of Vermont researchers are looking for volunteers to help test a new vaccine that could stop a potentially dangerous gut infection. Half a million people a year ...

A US inpatient nephrology unit was able to reduce hospital-acquired Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections by 90% after implementing nurse-driven protocols, reports MedPage Today. Between ...