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C. difficile: Oral fecal microbiota, Vowst, receives FDA nod

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Vowst, the first fecal microbiota product that is taken orally. Vowst is approved for the prevention of recurrence of Clostridioides...

Clostridiodes difficile: Study finds fecal microbiota transplantation to be cost effective treatment for first recurrent infection

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Research recently published in Clinical Infectious Diseases from the University of Minnesota Medical School has found that Fecal Microbiota Transplantation, or FMT, is an optimal...

C. diff: Researchers study the initial point of infection

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Scientists around the world have been working in earnest to improve understanding of an increasingly virulent superbug, Clostridioides difficile. The highly contagious...

C. diff awareness

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 November is C. diff awareness month and the Peggy Lillis Foundation is out there leading the charge building awareness by educating the public, empowering advocates, and shaping...

Clostridioides difficile infections in the United States decreased during 2011-2017

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A new CDC report, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, shows Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection (CDI) and associated hospitalizations in the United States decreased during 2011-2017. The...

Clostridioides difficile antibiotic, DIFICID, receives FDA approval for treating children aged six months and older

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Merck announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a New Drug Application (NDA) for DIFICID® (fidaxomicin) for oral suspension, and a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA)...

Legionnaires’ Disease and C. Diff Claim Life of Tyler Community Leader Ruben Gutierrez

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By Jory Lange and Candess Zona-Mendola In a follow-up on the report on the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak linked to the East Texas State Fair, the first person has died in the East Texas State Fair...

Breakthrough in the hunt for a new vaccine for C. diff

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Scientists have made a breakthrough in the hunt for a new vaccine for killer hospital bug Clostridioides difficile (C. diff). University of Exeter researchers first identified a gene in C. diff responsible...

Clostridium difficile colitis: Fecal transplants save big money according to Denmark study

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Healthy donor faeces is a life-saving therapy. In addition, the treatment provides huge cost savings. When used in the right intestines, faeces transplantations saves at least USD 1.2 million (EUR 1.1...

Investigational Clostridium difficile infection treatment granted Fast Track designation

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Biopharmaceutical company focused on developing new antibiotics for difficult-to-treat bacterial infections, Acurx Pharmaceuticals announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted...