Working with mice, hamsters, and nonhuman primates, Penn researchers found that a modified version of the mRNA COVID-19 ...

In a novel study that identified male chromosome genetic material in the intestines of female patients undergoing fecal ...

Pfizer's vaccine for Clostridium difficile (C. US biotech Vedanta Biosciences has been awarded up to $76.9 million to develop VE303 for high-risk Clostridioides difficile (C. diff.) infection by ...

Working with animals, Penn researchers modified the mRNA vaccine to target C. difficile, an infection that kills 30,000 in ...

A new vaccine provides hope for treating and even preventing the highly contagious and difficult-to-treat Clostridioides difficile infection, more commonly known as C. difficile or C. diff.

Symptoms range from mild to severe and can lead to complications such as dehydration, bloody stool, low blood pressure, rapid heart rate and infection in the tissues of the colon. C. diff infection is ...

A new vaccine provides hope for treating and even preventing the highly contagious and difficult-to-treat Clostridioides difficile infection, more commonly known as C. difficile or C. diff.

Also known as fecal microbiota transplant, or FMT, the treatment involves inoculating the colon with healthy donor stool.

Opinion: The FDA must act so patients with refractory C. difficile infection can access lifesaving fecal transplants.

C. diff spreads via the spores it produces. They are very hard to eradicate completely, which is why this infection is often seen in hospitals and long-term care settings. Treatment depends on the ...

Every year, the medical community recognizes the month of November as Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) Awareness month. C.

Learn about the latest progress in reducing healthcare-associated infections in the US, with a decrease in MRSA, C. diff, and other infections, the CDC says.