Self-Prescribed Fecal Transplant Saves Canadian Man's Life ...
Transplantation of feces, via colonoscopy, can cure patients with recurring Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) — even those with the virulent C difficile 0.
Medical Tidbits: Study: Renal Function Important When Choosing C ...
"Patients with toxin-positive C. difficile infection and creatinine clearance below normal (90 mL/min/1.73 m2) were half as likely to experience a recurrence of diarrhea if treated with fidaxomicin (OR 0.46, 95% CI 0.32 to 0.66, ...
Risk of secondary cases of C. difficile in households doesn't justify ...
The risk of Clostridium difficile infection among households is too low to justify interventions, other than avoiding unnecessary antimicrobials, according to a new study, published in April?s Journal of Infection.
War against C. difficile | Henry The Hand - Champion Handwasher ...
War against C. difficile. I would like to invite you join in the movement to eradicate the impact C.difficle is having on patients in hospitals and nursing homes. Paying closer attention to when it is necessary to wash or simply ...
Fraser Health to c diff infection battle at more hospitals
Fraser Health will finish a two-week super clean at Burnaby Hospital to high levels of C. difficile, and will now take the intensive disinfection efforts to at least four of its other hospitals on Friday. The next round of.
