This study explores the effectiveness of toxin testing in predicting Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) outcomes, revealing that patients with negative toxin results were less likely to ...

Up to 72 percent of healthcare-associated diarrhea may not be attributable to Clostridium difficile-associated disease, according to a study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. Researchers ...

The presence of antigen-specific and neutralizing antibodies was not associated with Clostridioides difficile infection symptoms, severity, therapy approach, treatment response, or recurrences in a ...

ORLANDO — A Clostridium difficile infection — a challenge in any patient — can be particularly difficult in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Even testing for infection can be a problem, ...

A novel vaccination approach developed by Vanderbilt Health researchers cleared the harmful gut bacterium Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) in an animal model of infection. An experimental vaccine ...