At the end of 2010, Ellis Hospital noticed a troubling spike in Clostridium difficile infections. Clostridium difficile, or C-diff, is a common cause of diarrhea acquired in healthcare settings; it ...

Researchers identified three risk factors associated with complications of Clostridium difficile infections in a prospective study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. Ultimately, ...

Antibiotics prescribed by dentists may contribute to the growing problem of Clostridium difficile (C. diff), a serious and potentially deadly infection that causes severe diarrhea, suggests research ...

Experts are warning about soaring new cases of a deadly bacteria which leaves patients scared with the ‘worst diarrhoea ever’. Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, infections killed more than one in ...

The health system has focused on catheter-associated urinary tract infection, central line-associated bloodstream infection, Clostridium difficile, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The next time your healthcare providers listens to your breathing or heart, you might want to ask about stethoscope hygiene. While stethoscopes can be used to listen to your heart ...