Oral metronidazole and vancomycin have been compared to determine if one agent is more efficacious than the other. A prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial compared metronidazole 250 ...

Medically reviewed by Lindsey Waldman, MD, RD A C. diff (Clostridioides difficile ) diet may help alleviate diarrhea (the ...

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Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive ... individuals treated with VE303 to prevent recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection in the context of a phase 2 trial show robust colonization ...

HealthDay News — For patients with type 1 diabetes with moderate-to-severe gastrointestinal symptoms, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is safe and improves clinical outcomes, according to a ...

How does recurrent C difficile infection impact health care resources utilization and other medical costs? What are the ways in which recurrent C difficile infection can adversely impact a patient ...

Considering taking supplements to treat clostridium difficile infection? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of clostridium difficile infection.

She cited two cases she had seen where patients, believing they had chronic Lyme disease, had been taking intravenous antibiotics - one developed a Clostridium difficile infection as a result of ...

NICE have found that the evidence supporting FMT for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection is sufficient for the procedure to be carried out. However, it is only considered when patients have ...

These studies have found that gut astrocytes are important regulators of mucosal barrier function and inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease, necrotizing enterocolitis and Clostridium difficile ...