The prevalence of Clostridioides difficile has risen in recent years, and although its carriage is recognized in infancy, limited data exist on its longitudinal trends. Results of a large longitudinal ...

Infants younger than age 12 months frequently have asymptomatic colonization of C difficile. 2,7 The exact mechanism of this colonization is unclear, but many theories have been proposed, such as ...

Researchers found that certain enzymes within a class known as bile salt hydrolases (BSHs) can restrict Clostridioides difficile (C. diff.) colonization by both altering existing bile acids and by ...

Children between the ages of one and three had the highest incidence of Clostridium difficile infections of all patients under the age of 18 in 2010 and 2011, according to a study in Pediatrics.

Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) is a stealthy threat. It infects more than 500,000 people in the United States each year, and kills up to 30,000. It is a leading cause of health-care-associated ...

Nearly 10 percent of patients were infected with Clostridium difficile when they entered a Minnesota hospital, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control. Researchers studied ...

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SEATTLE, Aug. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) is a stealthy threat. It infects more than 500,000 people in the United States each year, and kills up to 30,000. It is a ...