SAN DIEGO -- Administering fecal microbiota via colonoscopy instead of rectally prevented recurrence of Clostridium difficile ...

Mild Clostridium difficile infection (CDI; stool frequency <four-times daily; no signs of severe colitis), clearly induced by the use of antibiotics, may be treated by stopping the inducing ...

Health officials said the number of cases had reached the highest level seen in over a decade and overwhelmed NHS staff ...

Studies have shown that most cases of C diff infection occur after the normal micro-organisms that reside in the gut have been disrupted by antibiotic use. Restoring the balance of microbes is ...

Administration of Rebyota by colonoscopy appears safe and effective among adults with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection, according to results from the CDI-SCOPE trial presented at Digestive ...

The success of fecal transplants to combat hospital-acquired diarrhea shows how crucial gut bacteria are to our bodies.

About the expert Linda Yancey, MD, is a board-certified physician in infectious disease and internal medicine with over two ...

“This increases patients’ risk of future antibiotic resistance and other infections such as C difficile [Clostridium difficile] colitis. Broad-spectrum antibiotics also increase the risk for ...