A new comparative study led by researchers at the UNC School of Medicine found that a new therapy for prevention of recurrent ...

These so-called poop transplants have understandably received ... for treating repeated infections of Clostridium difficile, or C. diff. This bacterium—which can cause severe gastrointestinal ...

Scientists fighting the ever-growing threat posed by antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs' are increasingly confident that they ...

With no approved vaccines to date, C. diff causes nearly 30,000 deaths each year in the US, and recurrent infections with the bacterium make up 10%-15% of all hospital-treated infections.

Every time we take antibiotics-whether it's for strep throat, urinary tract infections, or pneumonia -there is a slim chance ...

While CDI can be resolved with antibiotics, the drugs are often ineffective against dormant spore forms of C. diff, which can germinate and grow after the course is completed. CDI causes nearly ...

Fecal microbial transplants, or FMTs, are approved by the Food and Drug Administration only for treating repeated infections with Clostridium difficile, an opportunistic bacterium that often causes ...

Other gut problems can cause pain or bleeding or threaten your long-term health. An out-of-balance gut can throw off your immune system and contribute to everything from obesity to diabetes to mood ...