One in 6 people who contract Clostridium difficile (C. diff) will get a second infection within a few weeks of their first one. Here’s how to prevent the spread and reinfection. Share on ...

Keep reading to learn more about the causes, symptoms, and risk factors of C. diff recurrence, and how to prevent it. C. diff infections most commonly occur when you’re taking antibiotics.

THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS Mercy Medical Center's Dr. Anurag Masheshwari explains what to watch for when it comes to recurring C-Diff and how to prevent it.

Clostridium difficile (C. diff ... Another way to help prevent C. diff is to avoid unnecessary antibiotics. Talk this over with your doctor and see if there are other treatment options.

After suffering repeated bouts of debilitating Clostridium difficile infections, many patients significantly change their behaviors, but some precautions may do little to prevent future infections ...

researchers asked infection control leaders at U.S. hospitals about the measures they take to prevent Clostridium difficile infections. C. diff infections, caused by a group of bacteria that ...

diff) until I took clindamycin recently. It was horrible! What could I have done to prevent this? And is disinfecting the bathroom with bleach enough to keep my family safe after my recovery?

Patients can now learn how their local hospitals are working to prevent C. diff and MRSA bloodstream infections, thanks to new information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's ...

A survey of nearly 400 hospitals found that nearly half are not taking key steps to prevent Clostridium difficile infections in their patients. A team from the University of Michigan Medical ...

The treatment, called Vowst, is created with healthy bacteria from screened fecal donations, and is used to prevent the recurrence of C. difficile (C. diff) infection (CDI) in adults following ...

PhD student Carrie A. Cowardin was working in the lab of Bill Petri, MD, PhD, chief of the University of Virginia’s Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health in Charlottesville ...

MAYWOOD, IL - After suffering repeated bouts of debilitating Clostridium difficile infections, many patients significantly change their behaviors, but some precautions may do little to prevent ...