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 ...

The FDA on Monday granted approval to CutisPharma's drug Firvanq to treat Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea and Staphylococcus aureus-associated intestinal inflammation (enterocolitis). Here ...

The tapered/pulsed regimen consisted of 125 mg of vancomycin four times daily for 10 days, followed by once daily for 7 days, ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Oct. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An opportunistic bacterial infection that ...

Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of nosocomial diarrhea in acute-care settings. Until now, the two available therapies for C. difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD), vancomycin and ...

The ongoing epidemic of severe C. diff diarrheal disease -- driven by a 20-fold more toxic mutant strain of the bacteria -- is fast getting worse. Spread by spores that can live for months on dry ...

Clostridium difficile, a bacterium that causes swelling of the colon and potentially deadly bouts of diarrhea, infects almost half a million people each year and contributes to the deaths of 29,000, ...

You pay a visit to the dentist, he gives you some antibiotics for that toothache, and shortly afterward you develop diarrhea. Doesn’t sound right, does it? But happens more often than you would think.

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Some people will get repeat infections from Clostridium difficile (C. diff). They may develop the same symptoms they had before such as diarrhea, stomach pain, and loss of appetite. However, the only ...

C. diff is a horrible disease that can cause significant morbidity. It can and often does recur and kills around 30,000 Americans every year. We have made progress in prevention and treatment, but ...

The FDA on Monday granted approval to CutisPharma’s drug Firvanq to treat Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea and Staphylococcus aureus-associated intestinal inflammation (enterocolitis). Here ...