EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The Upstate Institute for Global Health is looking for over 1000 Central New Yorkers to ...

Recurrent C. diff infection is when you contract a C. diff infection 2 to 8 weeks after completing treatment for a previous one. C. diff relapse is a recurrence of the same strain, while reinfection ...

Syracuse, NY — Upstate Medical University is looking for 1,000 volunteers — its largest clinical trial to date — to test a ...

Upstate Medical University seeks 1,000 central New York volunteers for a global Pfizer clinical trial testing a vaccine for ...

University of Wisconsin–Madison–led researchers report lower yet statistically non-significant recurrence of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) among adults given low-dose oral vancomycin during ...

Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is a leading cause of illness and death, especially for frail and hospitalized Americans. Now, a new study suggests that the leading antibiotic used to fight it ...

The bacterium Clostridioides difficile is one of the most common infections picked up in hospitals, and, even once it’s cleared from the body, patients have a 1 in 6 chance of catching it again within ...

Researchers found that certain enzymes within a class known as bile salt hydrolases (BSHs) can restrict Clostridioides difficile (C. diff.) colonization by both altering existing bile acids and by ...

Vowst is a prescription drug that’s used in adults to help prevent Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection from coming back after it has been treated. Vowst comes as an oral capsule. Vowst ...

In 2024, the rate of six healthcare-associated infections commonly reported in acute care hospitals declined from the year ...

Jessica Allegretti, MD, MPH, medical director of the Crohn's and Colitis Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, spoke on antibiotic use and other risk factors for the development of Clostridioides ...

Several local hospitals have earned statewide and national honors for patient safety. UPMC Washington, Allegheny General Hospital, AHN Jefferson, and St. Clair Hospital were among 22 hospitals ...