Most laboratories have begun using polymerase chain reaction assays, or the PCR technique, as opposed to enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay detection, also known as ELISA testing, to diagnose ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 76-year-old male who is in relatively good health. For the past six months, I have been experiencing ...

Doctors typically consider testing for C. diff when a patient has persistent diarrhea after recent antibiotic use, particularly if they have other risk factors such as hospitalization or taking ...

The CDC provides a free online video for healthcare providers on testing for Clostridium difficile. In the video, Dr. Carolyn Gould, a medical epidemiologist in the Division of Healthcare Quality ...

Late last year, The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health in Cincinnati received a first-place award in a multi-state competition for its efforts to reduce Clostridium difficile infections among inpatients.

— Greg Vigna, M.D., J.D. SANTA BARBARA, CA, UNITED STATES, August 3, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- “Prolonged IV antibiotics are necessary for the treatment of Grade ...

Fecal microbiota transplant was noninferior to vancomycin as the initial treatment for C. diff in a randomized, open-label trial. Transplant showed slightly higher cure rates without recurrence and ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y., Sept. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ACXP) ("Acurx" or the "Company") is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of small molecule ...