When Roye-Horn alerted the CDC to the changes in C. diff patients at Hunterdon, she discovered that it was among the first hospitals in the United States to develop the NAP1 strain. At the time there ...

The bacterium C. difficile causes one of the most common infections in hospitals and nursing homes. After climbing for decades, the rate of new... The risk of getting a deadly, treatment-resistant ...

The Hunterdon task force made an appeal to hospital administration for more cleaning staff after it determined how many additional high-touch surfaces needed to be cleaned in the patient environment. ...

Researchers conducted a model-based economic evaluation to find the cost-effective healthcare intervention for lowering C. diff rates. They synthesized efficacy evidence from research literature and ...

A new mathematical model highlights the challenges of preventing Clostridioides difficile transmission in the hospital. Frequently touched surfaces and objects account for three-quarters of ...

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology provides a free, downloadable and adaptable environmental checklist using sodium hypochlorite for daily cleaning when C. diff is ...

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.

C. diff colitis is inflammation of a person’s colon due to contagious bacteria. Most people with C. diff colitis fully recover, but in rare cases the condition can be life threatening. It is possible ...

What are the characteristics of C. difficile infection? Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive bacterium that induces inflammation in the intestine via two toxins, namely TcdA and TcdB. A variety of ...

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 ...

Dangerous bacteria that pose a particular threat to the elderly and very sick hospital patients have been shown to survive on disposable hospital gowns and stainless steel surfaces — even after ...

Clostridium difficile [klo-STRID-ee-um dif-uh-SEEL] is a bacterium that causes diarrhea and more serious intestinal conditions such as colitis. It can also cause sepsis, and, rarely, death. Symptoms ...