One of the most common health-care-associated infections spreads within intensive care units (ICUs) more than three times more than previously thought, new research has found. Clostridium difficile ...

The focus of the new review into the effectiveness of disinfectants in the hospital setting is with Clostridium difficile (C. diff). The organism is a Gram-positive species of spore-forming bacteria.

Study examines hospital transfer structure effect on C. diff: 3 findings Researchers conducted a study to determine the effect of transfers of patients between different hospitals on the rate of ...

Surprising findings from a new study suggest that the burden of C. diff infection may be less a matter of hospital transmission and more a result of characteristics associated with the patients ...

C. diff is a horrible disease that can cause significant morbidity. It can and often does recur and kills around 30,000 Americans every year. We have made progress in prevention and treatment, but ...

The bacterium Clostridium difficile — otherwise known as C. diff — spreads within intensive care units more than three times as much as previously thought, according to a study published on April 4 in ...

Make sure to disinfect beds properly after they are used by someone with Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff. According to a new study, staying in a bed previously used by a person with C. diff ...

A test from four easily measurable clinical variables can accurately predict risk of death in patients infected with C. diff, according to a paper published in BMC Infectious Diseases. English ...

The cost of treating patients for hospital-onset clostridium difficile infection is higher than for patients without the infection, independent of principal disease and other characteristics, ...

After the first year of interventions at Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital, there was a 63% decrease in hospital-onset C. diff cases as compared to the two years prior. Through a series of interventions ...

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 ...