Researchers conducted a case-cohort study of patients spending at least three days in one of 131 acute care or 120 long-term care facilities between 2006 and 2012. The facilities were managed by the U ...

Infections of bacteria clostridioides difficile (C‑Diff) have been an issue at the county's acute hospitals. Health ...

Hospitals and post-acute facilities in Washington state have cut their rate of Clostridium difficile infections in half since 2012 by partnering with each other in a robust infection control program, ...

C. diff, which is short for Clostridioides difficile, is a type of bacteria that may cause serious problems in the digestive system. It is one of the most common causes of diarrhea linked to ...

• Incidence of C. diff was 2.2 per 1,000 inpatient days during induction therapy. • C. diff was rare after hospital discharge. • C. diff was highest in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia. • A ...

Clostridium difficile infection is the leading cause of gastroenteritis-associated death and has become the most common cause of health care–associated infections in US hospitals. For long-term care ...

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 ...