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Clostridium difficile or C. Diff by Haveyroo Posted Fri 31 Jul 2009 11:53am FROM MSNBC site about C. Diff Scientists cultured the imprint of a health care worker's gloved hand after examining a patient infected with Clostridium difficile, known... for Clostridium difficile or C. Diff. I have found articles on MSNBC about it. It is a very serious virus and we are taking all the precautions we can. After work yesterday I ran over Read on »

Clostridium difficile by flakymn Posted Thu 12 Mar 2009 12:00am difficile -- often called C. difficile or "C. diff." According to Mayo Clinic's website : "your intestines contain millions of bacteria, many of which help protect your body from... in order to treat C.diff, I need to take another antibiotic. The two commonly used to treat C.diff can both go through breast milk. One of them is not advised in breastfeeding Read on »

FDA Approves New Drug To Treat Clostridium Difficile Infections by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Sun 29 May 2011 1:59am In July of 2010 the FDA approved a test for C Diff and the results are given within an hour. Already launched in Europe, illumigene C. difficile uses technology... difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD). Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a bacterium that can cause diarrhea and lead to colitis, other serious intestinal conditions Read on »

Why You Should Care About Treatment with Monoclonal Antibodies against Clostridium difficile Toxins by Dr. Matthew M. Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 21 Jan 2010 5:47am The New England Journal of Medicine just published an article regarding using monoclonal antibodies to treat clostridium difficile toxins (called C.diff). This is a very... threatening illness) and convenience (Xolair injections are as frequent as allergy shots and no more effective or safer). C.diff is an intestinal infection that people get after taking Read on »

Laboratory-Acquired Clostridium difficile by Annet Lenderink Patient Expert

Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:03pm of C.difficile infection in 2 technicians working with PCR ribotype 027 strains. One case in the Netherlands and one in Spain. Read More… Laboratory‐Acquired Clostridium difficile.... No particular safety precautions are recommended for working with it. Now there are 2 case reports of laboratory acquisition of C.difficile infection in 2 technicians working with PCR Read on »

FDA Approves Treatment for Clostridium Difficile Infection by Medline Plus Posted Fri 27 May 2011 5:09pm FDA approves treatment for Clostridium difficile infection The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Dificid (fidaxomicin) tablets for the treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD). Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a bacterium that can cause diarrhea and lead to colitis, other serious Read on »

FDA approves treatment for Clostridium difficile infection by Health: Hearsay & Headlines Posted Fri 27 May 2011 12:00am The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Dificid (fidaxomicin) tablets for the treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD). Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a bacterium that can cause diarrhea and lead to colitis, other serious intestinal conditions, and death in severe cases. C. difficile bacteria are found Read on »

bedtime reading: Clostridium difficile infection: how to deal with the problem by Dr. Donal O'Donoghue Patient Expert

Posted Thu 28 May 2009 12:22am All healthcare staff should take personal responsibility for good infection control practice. Doctors and nurses should apply the following mnemonic protocol (site) when managing suspected potential infectious diarrhoea: S Suspect that a case may be infective where there is no clear alternative cause for diarrhoea I Isolate the patient and ... Read on »

MRSA bacteraemia and Clostridium difficile infections by Dr. Donal O'Donoghue Patient Expert

Posted Wed 09 Dec 2009 12:00am The Health Protection Agency is now publishing quarterly analyses on MRSA and Clostridium difficile rates. These make interesting reading. There has been good progress... but we shouldn’t be complacent. Kidney services remain with the highest rate of all specialities, zero tolerance needs to be maintained. Clostridium difficile infection rates Read on »

Intestinal Infections on the Rise – C. Diff by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Tue 11 Nov 2008 1:12pm

1 Comment R. Jarvis, incidences of C. difficile could actually be far higher. ABC News: Intestinal Infections on the Rise Related Reading: The C Diff Cure, an effective (but yucky) procedure Meet Clostridium Difficile, The Next MRSA Superbug You Need To Worry About Maggots for MRSA and C Diff - Hospital Acquired Infections Hospital incidence of one disease Read on »

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