A deadly bacterial infection has reached its highest levels in over a decade across the UK, with 19,239 cases of Clostridioides difficile reported between February 2024 and January 2025. The highly ...

Experts are warning about soaring new cases of a deadly bacteria which leaves patients scared with the ‘worst diarrhoea ever’ ...

Vancomycin appeared to top placebo for lowering Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) recurrence rates in patients taking ...

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) could be considered as first-line therapy for primary Clostridioides difficile infection.

WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) could be considered as first-line therapy for primary Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), according to a study ...

C. difficile is implicated as the causative organism in 10–25% of patients who develop antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD), 50–75% of those with antibiotic-associated colitis and 90–100% of ...

Diagnosis and treatment of CDI represents a challenge to the clinician. As recommended by several guidelines, a key measure for treating CDI ideally includes the discontinuation of concurrent ...

Currently, C. difficile is first treated with antibiotics like vancomycin, against which the bacteria has not developed a resistance. Fecal transplant only is employed to fight repeated infections, ...