The antibiotic vancomycin, recommended as first-line treatment for infection caused by the deadly superbug C. difficile (C. diff), may not be living up to its promise, according to new research. The ...

Federally funded research published this week could offer scientists the building blocks needed to create drugs to cure Clostridium difficile. Researchers at Baltimore-based University of Maryland ...

A new antibiotic to fight the deadly "superbug" C. diff has proved effective in clinical trials. Treating patients with ibezapolstat provided high rates of "sustained" clinical cures, say American ...

Dear Doctors: I was sick for months with debilitating pain, extreme weight loss, fatigue and loss of appetite. I was diagnosed with C. diff related to an abdominal surgery. I’m being treated with ...

St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine researchers found that fidaxomicin, a treatment for Clostridioides difficile infection, has increased in use but “remains underutilized.” The ...

When I took antibiotics for a sinus infection, I began feeling weak and feverish, with diarrhea. I went to the ER and learned I had Clostridioides difficile, an infection in the large intestine. The ...

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 ...

The case could represent the first known instance of cat-to-human transmission of recurrent C. diff, though more research is needed to confirm this risk. Reading time 3 minutes A woman’s newly adopted ...