In recognition of Clostridioides Difficile Awareness Month, which runs through November, Becker’s compiled the latest facts and figures to know about the common healthcare-associated infection. 1. C.

LPOXY is advancing SIDIPREV™ to a pivotal clinical trial to prevent C. difficile infections, which kill more Americans each year than all other CDC Urgent Threat infections combined. Founded in 2020 ...

In the U.S., C. diff awareness month has begun. The event is being supported by the Peggy Lillis Foundation (PLF), which is a non-profit founded for Peggy Lillis, who was a kindergarten teacher who ...

Amid National C. Diff Awareness Month, Christian John Lillis, cofounder and executive director of the Peggy Lillis Foundation for C. Diff Education & Advocacy, explains the foundation's "See C. diff" ...

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Nov. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Peggy Lillis Foundation (PLF) has launched the most thorough awareness campaign ever to educate Americans about the deadly healthcare-associated ...

Rachel works as a CRNA where she provides anesthesia care across the lifespan, including pediatric anesthesia, with a primary focus on orthopedic anesthesia. She is also an Assistant Professor at the ...

The Peggy Lillis Foundation (PLF) announced its annual gala to kick off its fourth See C. Diff campaign to kick-start C. Diff Awareness Month. The gala, Changing the Odds, will take place on Friday, ...

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.

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 ...

MALIBU, Calif., Nov. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Several doctors spoke before the FDA in Washington D.C. on November 4, advocating for C.diff treatment improvements. Among those in attendance were ...

Minnie Hatch, 29, from Salt Lake City, had painful stomach cramps, and other symptoms for months before finding out she had Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff. These bacteria can grow out of control ...