Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine are studying C. diff at multiple levels, from how individual bacterial cells behave inside the gut to the molecular switches that help them survive ...

Affecting roughly half a million Americans each year, bacterial infections caused by Clostridioides difficile—commonly known as C. diff—are a serious and persistent problem for patients and hospitals ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: About one year ago, I had Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) that was treated with 125 mg of vancomycin for about four weeks. I had none of the usual risk factors, and the cause was ...

Dear Dr. Roach: About one year ago, I had Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) that was treated with 125 mg of vancomycin for about four weeks. I had none of the usual risk factors, and the cause was ...

EAR DR. ROACH: About one year ago, I had Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) that was treated with 125 mg of vancomycin for about four weeks. I had none of the usual risk factors, and the cause was ...

An NHS trust’s leaders will this week be told that there have been “multiple outbreaks” and periods of increased incidence of ...

After tracking biosynthetic gene clusters in 86 adults for a year, researchers found that stable gene groups predict which ...

Scientists have identified why some gut microbes successfully stay in the gut after faecal transplants, whilst others are much more transient.

Antibiotics are not always needed, especially for viral infections. Improper use can harm the body and disturb gut health.

Scientists have identified why some gut microbes successfully stay in the gut after faecal transplants, whilst others are much more transient.The ...