Eat foods with probiotics like yogurt and kefir to help replenish good bacteria in your gut. A C. diff diet should include ...

We have had several residents with C. diff. Their families are asking if there is support available for them. Our staff wonders too. Can you assist? A C. diff. diagnosis can be traumatic. Many ...

Opioid use may weaken immune systems, leaving patients more vulnerable to infection, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

Opioids affect both the gut and the immune system, said Summer Thompson, an assistant professor studying gut-brain ...

Taking opioids may make some patients more likely to develop a dangerous infection, new research suggests. The infection is ...

C. diff is a type of bacteria that can cause diarrhea, abdominal pain, and tenderness. It is commonly treated with antibiotics such as fidaxomicin (Dificid) and vancomycin (Firvanq). C. diff, short ...

The pathogen C. diff—the most common cause of health care-associated infectious diarrhea—can use a compound that kills the human gut's resident microbes to survive and grow, giving it a competitive ...

The bacterium Clostridioides difficile, which was formerly named Clostridium difficile and is now commonly known as C. difficile or simply C. diff, is a common microorganism found in the environment.

Clostridioides difficile/Clostridium difficile (C. diff) is a bacterial infection and is the most common cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea. C. diff has two distinct presentations, primary and ...